Aging Care Is A Big Business -- That Fails The Patient
I was thrust into the role of being a family caregiver for my husband about six months ago and if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s this: Aging is a big money-maker for a lot of people. No, not for family caregivers like me who don’t get paid a nickel, but for pretty much everyone else who comes in contact with an older patient. I can almost hear the ka-ching of their cash registers as they offer to “help.”
The goal of the health-care industry is to keep people alive for as long as they can. And if you ask me, there is only one reason for this keep-’em-breathing approach: Y...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Elijah laughs: Augmentative communication device helps boy with cerebral palsy
A computer voice utters a simple statement. Sometimes, it’s “My name is Elijah.” Other times, “My parents are Brian and Leah,” or “I feel happy.”
For the first time in his life, Elijah can tell his mother, ‘Yes, I want a hug.’
Another phrase — “I love the Patriots” — is often repeated.
And a brown-eyed, curly-haired kindergartener’s eyes light up. He smiles and laughs out loud.
It’s a whole new world for 5-year-old Elijah Gauthier, says his mom, Leah.
Leah and her husband Brian have taken Elijah, who has severe cerebral palsy and is non-verbal, to the Augmentative Communication Program...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 22, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lisa Fratt Tags: Our Patients’ Stories Augmentative communication Boston Children's at Waltham cerebral palsy Source Type: news
Computer-brain interface helps locked-in patient communicate, albeit slowly
(Reuters) – Doctors in the Netherlands say they have successfully tested an implantable computer-brain interface that allowed the mind of a “locked-in” patient to spell messages at the rate of two letters per minute.
The system was tested on a 58-year-old woman in the late stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Unable to speak or move her muscles, she had to identify the letters by imagining that she was moving her right hand. Previously, her only method to communicate was through eye movements and blinks.
“We’ve built a system that’s reliable and autonomous that works at home ...
Source: Mass Device - November 14, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Neurological Source Type: news
Juli Stec Named COO of Mercy Hospital (Movers & Shakers)
Juli Stec has been appointed to chief operating officer at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith.
In her new position, she will oversee cardiology services, working with Mercy Clinic Chief Operating Officer Amy Fore. Stec will also oversee oncology services, lab services, environmental services, facilities, security, food and nutrition, wound care, rehabilitation services, home-based services, the sleep disorder center and the Regional Critical Access Facilities in Ozark, Paris, Booneville and Waldron.
Stec has more than 30 years of health care experience. Most recently, she served eight years as the chief executive officer of Heal...
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 7, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The many adventures of Wesley: Specialty care helps toddler with heart disease reach neurodevelopmental milestones
Will and Alicia Ethridge knew their unborn son would need complex open-heart surgery soon after birth, due to a serious congenital defect that was detected in utero.
Wesley suffered from a genetic form of cardiomyopathy, which meant the walls of his heart muscles were thickened, and blood flow to the left side of his body was restricted.
The knowledge about their son’s disease prepared them for many things about the impending medical journey (including arranging for cardiac surgery at the Boston Children’s Hospital Heart Center, just a few hours’ drive from their home in Maine) but there were many more things ab...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 3, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Erin Horan Tags: Our Patients’ Stories Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program Dr. Caitlin Rollins Dr. Samantha Butler Heart Center Source Type: news
Staff Time Spent on Bureaucracy Robs Stroke Patients of Therapy Staff Time Spent on Bureaucracy Robs Stroke Patients of Therapy
Staff and organizational factors, rather than patient factors, are the main barriers to more intensive physical, occupational, and speech therapy during the acute phase of stroke recovery, a study shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - November 1, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Referral patterns as a contextual variable in pediatric brain injury: a retrospective analysis - Ciccia AH, Lundine JP, Coreno A.
In this study, we examined patterns of SLP referral and factors affecting referral during the acute period following brain i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 1, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The Heart of Mental Health and Well-Being at the United Nations
In the normally staid halls of the U.N., energy exploded as Bolivian musician Hillario Soto entered a large conference room at the back, playing his home-made bass flute, followed Pied-Piper-style by a troupe of musicians, adult vocalists, and youth singers.
Leading the revelry on keyboards was internationally-acclaimed composer and singer/songwriter Russell Daisey performing his original anthem "Happy People, Happy Planet" that celebrates a joyful connection between people and the environment.
Bass flute player Hillario Soto leading the troupe in the event open.
Photo: Mamadou Dabo.
As they paraded down the aisle to...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Free Webinar: A Beginners Guide to Creating Accessible Documents
Are you interested in learning how to make your documents accessible to people with disabilities? The Institute on Disability is offering this free webinar tomorrow at 12:30 Pacific Time.
From their website:
“Description:
During this webinar, participants will learn the steps for creating an accessible document and the importance of having content accessible. Areas to be explored include the use of alternative tags, styles, headings, and hyperlink texts. Pitfalls for creating accessible materials will be explored and elements to be avoided will also be analyzed. By the end of the session participants will have the kn...
Source: Dragonfly - September 19, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Maddie Romansic Tags: Training & Education Source Type: news
Victims seeking help from speech-language pathologists: bullying, preparedness, and perceptions - Blood GW, Blood IM.
This study examined if victims seeking assistance for bullying contacted speech-language pat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 12, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Sign language may be helpful for children with rare speech disorder
Using sign language with intensive speech therapy may be an effective treatment for children with a rare speech disorder called apraxia of speech, according researchers. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 1, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Speech therapy for children with dysarthia acquired before three years of age
Children with motor impairments often have the motor speech disorder dysarthria, a condition which effects the tone, strength and co-ordination of any or all of the muscles used for speech. Resulting speech difficulties can range from mild, with slightly slurred articulation and breathy voice, to profound, with an inability to produce any recognisable words. Children with dysarthria are often prescribed communication aids to supplement their natural forms of communication. However, there is variation in practice regarding the provision of therapy focusing on voice and speech production. Descriptive studies have suggested t...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In Klinefelter Syndrome Patients, What are the Common Behavioral Problems?
Discussion
Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is a common genetic abnormaly with a prevalence of 1 in ~650 male births. It was first described in 1942 by Dr. Harry Klinefelter. It is associated with at least one extra X chromosome with the most common karyotype (~80% of patients) being 47 XXY. Other karyotypes are seen along with mosaicism. It is believed that although it is very prevalent, only about 25-33% of people with KS are identified. About 10% are identified before puberty with the rest usually identified because of hypogonadism and tall stature especially in teenage years or due to infertility in adulthood. KS is diagnosed...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - August 29, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
From silence to songs and silliness: R óisín’s cochlear implant journey
When her daughter Róisín started preschool, Margaret Morgan sat in her car, parked just outside of the school building. “I was waiting for someone to call and say, ‘She needs you. She needs you.’”
The call never came. Róisín, now 4, is a social butterfly who loves everything about preschool — from belting out her favorite songs to dancing with her friends.
It isn’t the outcome Margaret imagined when she learned of Róisín’s severe-to-profound hearing loss at age 1.We were terrified, but after months of seeking answers to no avail, we finally felt like we were in safe hands.
“From the time Róisín was...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - August 9, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lisa Fratt Tags: Our Patients’ Stories Boston Children’s Cochlear Implant Program Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement Dr. Greg Licameli Source Type: news
Deep brain stimulation surgery while asleep brings relief from dystonia
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Thomas Galvin suffered dystonia symptoms for decades —until technology at Duke allowed him to have deep brain stimulation surgery while asleep
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Raleigh resident Thomas Galvin suffered involuntary muscle contractions for decades —until technology at Duke allowed him to have surgery while asleep to quell the repetitive movements.
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Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - August 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mf205 at duke.edu Source Type: news
