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Parkinson Weekly
Parkinson Weekly is your go-to podcast for the latest insights in Parkinson’s disease. Each week, Professor Bas Bloem, Consultant Neurologist in the Department of Neurology at Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, takes you through his chosen “Article of the Week” – highlighting new research, clinical perspectives, and what it means for patients, carers, and healthcare professionals.
Have a question you’d like Bas to answer on the podcast? Email us at parkinsonweekly@gmail.com – we’d love to hear from you.
Stay informed, stay connected, and join us every week for clear, expert-led discussions on Parkinson’s.
Episodes
38 episodes
EP 34 - Pesticides Callout!
🎙️ We’re back with Episode 34 of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In Episode 34 of Parkinson Weekly, “Pesticides Callout!”, Prof. Bas Bloem delivers a powerful call to action regarding proposed changes to European pesti...
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EP 33 - Four innovations to bridge the evidence-practice gap in Parkinson's disease allied health guidelines
🎙️ We’re back with episode 33 of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In Episode 33 of Parkinson Weekly, Prof. Bas Bloem discusses a newly published multidisciplinary allied health guideline for people living wit...
EP 32 - The Parkinson Weekly Helpdesk
🎙️ We’re back with episode 32 of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In Episode 32 of Parkinson Weekly, Prof. Bas Bloem returns with the third Parkinson Weekly Helpdesk, answering three insightful quest...
Ep 31 - The Unseen Burden: Uncovering Shame and Its Determinants in Parkinson's Disease
🎙️ We’re back with episode 31 of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In Episode 31 of Parkinson Weekly, Prof. Bas Bloem explores an often overlooked but deeply important aspect of Parkinson’s disease: shame. Dis...
EP 30 - Tolerability and efficacy of full-body head-up tilt sleeping in Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy
🎙️ We’re back with episode 30 of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In Episode 30, Prof. Bas Bloem explores orthostatic hypotension — the significant drop in blood pressure that can occur when standing up, commonly affe...
EP 29 - The Parkinson Weekly Helpdesk
🎙️ We’re back with the twenty-ninth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem — and the second instalment of the Parkinson Weekly Helpdesk.In this episode, Prof. Bloem answers three new listener questions cov...
EP 28 - The Parkinson Weekly Helpdesk
🎙️ We’re back with the twenty-eighth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Bas Bloem.In Episode 28, we introduce a brand-new segment — the Parkinson Weekly Helpdesk — where Prof. Bloem answers listener-submitted questions from ac...
EP 27 - Parkinsonism and Related Disorders
🎙️ We’re back with the twenty-seventh episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In Episode 27, Prof. Bloem explores an intriguing and under-researched question in Parkinson’s disease: can temperature influence symptoms?<...
EP 26 - Article Of The Week: Clinical severity in Parkinson's disease is determined by decline in cortical compensation
🎙️ We’re back with the twenty-sixth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In Episode 26, Prof. Bloem explores a thought-provoking shift in how we understand Parkinson’s disease progression.Inspired by a 2024 study...
EP 25 - Article Of The Week: The impact of diet on Parkinson's disease risk: A data-driven analysis in a large Italian case-control population
🎙️ We’re back with the twenty-five episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In Episode 25, Prof. Bloem explores the complex and evolving role of diet in the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.Inspired by a...
EP 24 - Article Of The Week: Spiritual Assessment of Neurologic Patients
🎙️ We’re back with the twenty-fourth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In Episode 24, Prof. Bas Bloem discusses an important and often overlooked topic in Parkinson’s care: spirituality.In...
EP 23 - Papers on 'Response Fluctuations'
🎙️ We’re back with the twenty third episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In Episode 23 of Parkinson Weekly, Prof. Bas Bloem explores the phenomenon of response fluctuations, where the benefit...
EP 22 - Article Of The Week: Dual-Risk axis: GBA1 mutations and occupational pesticide exposure in Parkinson's Disease
🎙️ We’re back with the twenty second episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In this episode, Bas explores the role of gene–environment interactions in Parkinson’s disease, examining why some individual...
EP 21 - Article Of The Week: Hearing Loss in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
🎙️ We’re back with the twenty first episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In this episode, Bas explores a surprising and often overlooked question: is hearing loss part of the Parkinson’s disease phenotype?...
EP 20 - Article Of The Week: Exploring the impact of Parkinson's disease on driving: a population-based survey
🎙️ We’re back with the twentieth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In this episode, Bas discusses Exploring the impact of Parkinson’s disease on driving: a population-based survey, a large real-world ...
EP 19 - Parkinson’s disease: cognitive challenges and the practical “detours” people use to navigate them in daily life
🎙️ We’re back with the nineteenth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In this episode, Bas shines a light on an often overlooked aspect of Parkinson’s disease: cognitive challenges and the practical “detours”...
EP 18 - Article Of The Week: Effect on Dyskinesia of the Early Combination of Amantadine to Levodopa-Therapy in Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study (PREMANDYSK)
🎙️ We’re back with the eighteenth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In this episode, Bas discusses new evidence on an old drug: amantadine. He reviews the PREMANDYSK study, a large multicentre, randomis...
EP 17 – Article Of The Week: Incidence and Spatial Variation of Parkinson’s Disease in the Netherlands in 2017–2022 - Dutch
🎙️ We zijn terug met de zeventiende aflevering van Parkinson Weekly, gepresenteerd door prof. Bas Bloem.Bas bespreekt het Artikel van de Week: Incidence and Spatial Variation of Parkinson’s Disease in the Netherlands in...
EP 17 – Article Of The Week: Incidence and Spatial Variation of Parkinson’s Disease in the Netherlands in 2017–2022 - English
🎙️ We’re back with the seventeenth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.Bas discusses the Article of the Week: Incidence and Spatial Variation of Parkinson’s Disease in the Netherlands in 2017–2022
EP 16 – Article Of The Week: Mucuna pruriens in untreated Parkinson's disease in sub-Saharan Africa: A 12-month, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial
🎙️ We’re back with the sixteenth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In this episode, Bas discusses the Article of the Week: Mucuna pruriens in untreated Parkinson’s disease in sub-Saharan Africa: A 1...
Bonus Episode - Christmas Special
🎄🎙️ We’re back with a special Christmas bonus episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In this festive episode, Bas reflects on the many developments, conversations, and lessons from 2025, offering a thoughtfu...
EP 15 - Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation (aDBS) with Special Guest Dr. Martijn Beudel
🎙️ We’re back with the fifteenth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In this week’s episode, Bas explores the next generation of neuromodulation with a focus on Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation (aDBS), joi...
EP 14 - Artificial intelligence — Great Promises & Great Concerns
🎙️ We’re back with the fourteenth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In this week’s episode, Bas delves into the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence and its growing influence on Parkinson’s di...
EP 13 - Article Of The Week: Shades Of Grey: The Continuum Of Therapies For Parkinson's Disease Along The Spectrum Of Credibility
🎙️ We’re back with the thirteenth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In this week’s episode, Bas explores the powerful intersection between art and Parkinson’s disease — how creativity, expression, and t...