Cheryl Alkon

Based in Massachusetts, Cheryl Alkon covers health, wellness, medicine, business, and parenting for titles including EverydayHealth.com, Quest magazine, Healthgrades.com, and others. She is the author of the 2010 book Balancing Pregnancy With Pre-Existing Diabetes: Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby. Find her online at https://cherylalkon.contently.com/.

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Hallucinations, Delusions and Gambling in Parkinson’s Disease

These little-known effects can be frightening for those with the illness

JUNE 11, 2018 | By Cheryl Alkon

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Memory Cafes Offer Connection in Dementia

Caregivers and people with the condition come to feel supported

NOVEMBER 6, 2017 | By Cheryl Alkon

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How to Have Difficult Conversations With Your Aging Parents

Follow tips from a new book on starting a conversation

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