Dr. Bohlhalter and the Parkinson's puzzle (Swiss Press Text 2024, by Pascal Michel) - Swiss Press Award

Aargauer Zeitung

Pascal Michel

Switzerland lacks a national Parkinson's disease registry. It is unknown how many people are newly diagnosed each year and what backgrounds they come from. Physician Stephan Bohlhalter has a suspicion: pesticides are causing the disease. Research into the little-researched Parkinson's disease-pesticide complex reveals how little we know about the long-term effects of pesticides.