Is Parkinson’s A Preventable Disease? A Conversation w Dr. Ray Dorsey & Steve Brandenburg On Paraquat & Parkinson’s

Is Parkinson’s A Preventable Disease? A Conversation w Dr. Ray Dorsey & Steve Brandenburg On Paraquat & Parkinson’s

From Why Should I Trust You? by Brinda Adhikari, Tom Johnson, Maggie Bartlett, Dr. Mark Abdelmalek

May 28, 2026 · 58 min · Season 2 · Episode 29

About this episode

The episode discusses the rising incidence of Parkinson's Disease and its potential link to the herbicide Paraquat.

Parkinson’s Disease is rising worldwide. It is the fastest-growing neurological disease in the world and is being called a “slow-motion epidemic.” And there is no cure. So what’s driving the increase? There are several culprits, including a body of research associating exposure to the farm herbicide Paraquat. Paraquat is banned in 70 countries. At the same time, in America, the EPA and other major reviews say the evidence still falls short of proving a direct causal link. We speak with ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Brinda Adhikari, Tom Johnson, Maggie Bartlett, Dr. Mark Abdelmalek

Guests: Dr. Ray Dorsey, Steve Brandenburg

Topics covered

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Paraquat
  • neurological diseases
  • epidemics
  • health research

Keywords

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Paraquat
  • neurological disease
  • epidemic
  • health risks
  • herbicide
  • EPA
  • research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EPA

Products: Paraquat

Places: America, 70 countries

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