Parkinson

Former minister lost his life at age of 74

Kemal Derviş, Türkiye's former economy minister, has died at the age of 74 in the hospital in Washington where he received treatment.

The former minister had been receiving Parkinson's treatment in the U.S. for a while.

Derviş served as the Economy Minister during an economic crisis in 2000 and 2001, and then was elected as a deputy of the Republican People's Party (CHP).

Putin, are you okay? VIDEO

A video of his speech to teenagers in Kaliningrad quickly spread on social networks.
Putin held on to a chair, his legs constantly twitching during the speech he gave to teenagers, Newsweek reported.
The public gives him various diagnoses based on videos of him looking bad and behaving strangely or based on unconfirmed rumors about his health, which the Kremlin denies.

New hope to help advanced Parkinson’s patients walk, sleep again

People with advanced Parkinson's disease often struggle to walk more than a few steps or sleep through the night, but new research offers hope of relief from these two debilitating symptoms.

Suffered by millions worldwide, the degenerative disease erodes motor functions and in its later stages often confines patients to a bed or wheelchair.

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