' Mary Jane' Review: Rachel McAdams's Moving Portrait of Motherhood on Broadway
The actress gives an exquisite performance as the single parent of a severely disabled son in Amy Herzog’s delicate play.#amyherzogs (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Venice Beach Courts 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
Fly Without Limits hosts historic 3x3 wheelchair basketball tournament at Venice Beach courts May 11th and 12th, 2024 (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - April 26, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Sports News Source Type: news
New SNF Certification Validates Evidence-based Stroke Rehabilitation
Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability in the United States, and approximately 795,000 people each year experience a new or recurrent stroke, according to the 2023 statistical update from the American Heart Association (AHA) (Circulation 2023;147:e93 –e621). (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Kyle G. Lavergne Tags: Partner Perspective Source Type: news
Best Practices for Medication Management in Assisted Living: Pharmacy and Community Practices
Managing medications for assisted living residents can be complex and challenging. Medication errors can have severe consequences, but for residents in assisted living the risks can be even more significant. Errors can lead to hospitalization, disability, and even death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, medications are implicated in over 450,000 emergency department visits each year for adults aged 65 years and older, a rate more than twice as often as younger individuals (CDC, “Adverse Drug Events in Adults,” Medication Safety Program, April 6, 2023, https://bit.ly/48szzZZ). (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Burton Korer Tags: Assisted Living Source Type: news
The epidemiology of youth sport-related shoulder injuries: a systematic review - Gibson ES, Cairo A, R äisänen AM, Kuntze C, Emery CA, Pasanen K.
BACKGROUND: Youth around the globe place their shoulders at risk for injury when participating in sports. Shoulder injuries may vary in severity, produce the potential for time-loss from sport, and result in functional disability. We sought to explore spor... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Predictors of mortality and rehabilitation location in adults with prolonged coma following traumatic brain injury - Cassinat J, Nygaard J, Hoggard C, Hoffmann M.
INTRODUCTION: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability, often resulting in prolonged coma and disordered consciousness. There are currently gaps in understanding the factors affecting rehabilitation location and outcome after... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
How Shapiro's plan would boost intellectual disability/autism care and worker pay in Pennsylvania
The funding will "ensure that a continuum of care and education and opportunity is available for the ID/A community across Pennsylvania," Shapiro said. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Paul J. Gough Source Type: news
Revolutionizing Neuroscience: Integrating Stem Cells, Organoids, and Neurons in Hybrid Brain Studies
Hybrid brains will allow researchers to better understand how brain cells get sick or die and better understand the rules of repairing and replacing parts of the brain (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - April 25, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Organoids Source Type: news
Opinion: Disney New Disability Access Service
As summer travel season approaches, Cecily Cox pens an opinion piece for Disabled World discussing Disney ' s latest Disability Access Service (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - April 25, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Editorials and Op-eds Source Type: news
A systematic review of validity and reliability assessment of measuring balance and walking at the level of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in people with spinal cord injury - Hosseinzadeh Z, Ardakani MK, Minoonejad H.
CONTEXT: A spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with a wide range of impairments in functioning, many limitations in activity, and restrictions for patients. OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to systematically review the psychometric properties... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Using epistemic injustice to examine scholarship about sexual violence among students with minoritized identities - Linder C, Caradonna CY, Hodges Q, Moore A.
We engaged in a content analysis of 10 years of scholarship about students of color, students with disabilities, and queer and/or trans students and sexual violence (SV). Our findings indicate that most of the scholarship centering students with minoritize... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Plant Evolution Study Unveils Range of Applications From Conservation to Medicinal Breakthroughs
Pioneering research on plant evolution unveils wide-ranging applications, spanning from biodiversity preservation to pharmaceutical innovations (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - April 24, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Anthropology and Disability Source Type: news
Extracorporeal life support use in mixed distributive-obstructive shock following an electrical injury: a case report - Blake E, Maqsood HA, Dougherty JM, Vercruysse G, Wang SC, Hemmila MR, Sangji NF.
We present a patient who suffered from electrical shock, requiring bilateral above knee amputations, right trans-radial amputation, renal replacement therapy, and ven... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Mammograms are routine. For people who use wheelchairs, they're anything but
A Quebec advocacy group for people with disabilities called 94 Quebec clinics that offer mammograms. Nearly half told them they couldn't accommodate people using wheelchairs. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Montreal Source Type: news
How to Monitor and Stay Safe in Extreme Heat, Using the CDC ’s New HeatRisk Tool
Extreme weather can be deadly, and the deadliest of all is extreme heat. Approximately 1,220 Americans die every year due to extreme heat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And more Americans die from heat than any other weather-related hazards—including floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, and cold—per the National Weather Service.
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That’s why the CDC and NWS have teamed up to roll out two experimental tools nationwide that will help public health officials and citizens to better prepare for dangerous heat.
“Heat-related illnes...
Source: TIME: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Chad de Guzman Tags: Uncategorized climate change News Desk overnight Source Type: news
