An International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health model-based analysis of suicidal ideation among 9920 community-dwelling Korean older adults - Byeon H.
This study aimed to identify the effects between variables affecting suicidal ideation among o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Reducing crash risk for young drivers: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial to improve young driver sleep - Smith SS, Rossa KR, Soleimanloo SS, Pattinson CL, Mann DL, Edmed SL, Salmon PM, Sullivan KA.
BACKGROUND: Road trauma is a leading cause of death and disability for young Australians (15-24 years). Young adults are overrepresented in crashes due to sleepiness, with two-thirds of their fatal crashes attributed to sleepy driving. This trial aims to e... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
AI-Enhanced Wearable Enables Speech Without Vocal Cords
An adhesive neck patch translates signals into audible speech in speech technology for people with disabilities (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 15, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Assistive Technology Source Type: news
Neurological conditions the leading cause of ill health globally, study finds
Neurological conditions that affect 3.4 billion people are the No. 1 cause of ill health and disability around the world, ahead of cardiovascular diseases, a new study says. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Neurologic Disorders Now Top Cause of Illness, Disability Neurologic Disorders Now Top Cause of Illness, Disability
Neurologic conditions are now the leading cause of illness and disability, affecting more than 3 billion people around the world, a comprehensive new analysis showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - March 14, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Neurological Disorders Now Top Cause of Illness, Disability Neurological Disorders Now Top Cause of Illness, Disability
Neurological conditions are now the leading cause of illness and disability, affecting more than 3 billion people around the world, a comprehensive new analysis showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - March 14, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Flint water crisis led to spike in children with special needs and drop in school grades a decade later, according to research that likens fallout from disaster to Chernobyl
The Flint water crisis, which exposed 12 thousand children to lead, has resulted in all-time high numbers of children with special needs [bottom right] and poor math scores [top right]. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Learning disability nurses key in overcoming ‘profound disparities’ in health service access
The declining number of learning disability nurses has been flagged as a key challenge in healthcare access for people with a learning disability, as part of a new health think tank report. It is also ‘not clear how proactive’ GP practices are in encouraging people with a learning disability to attend annual health checks or... Read moreThe post Learning disability nurses key in overcoming ‘profound disparities’ in health service access appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 14, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Paul Alexander, Polio Patient With Iron Lung and Positive Outlook, Dies at 78
DALLAS — Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander managed to train himself to breathe on his own for part of the day, earned a law degree, wrote a book about his life, built a big following on social media and inspired people around the globe with his positive outlook.
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Alexander died Monday at the age of 78 at a Dallas hospital, said Daniel Spinks, a longtime friend. He said Alexander had recently been hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID-19 but he did not know the cause of death.
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Source: TIME: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Stengle / AP Tags: Uncategorized News Desk overnight wire Source Type: news
Celebrating Special Education Inclusion and the Forgotten Children
Kathleen M. Cleaver writes on special education inclusion, Education for All (EHA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and the forgotten children (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 13, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Blogs - Writings - Stories Source Type: news
Gun Manufacturers Target Women as Serious Students in Advertising Efforts to Drive Sales
Study reveals gun manufacturers are appealing to women as serious students of firearms in their advertising - a shift in strategy that may be contributing to increased gun sales (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 13, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Americas Source Type: news
SignLight International Film Festival Showcases Deaf Talent
SignLight Inc., will launch the inaugural SignLight International Film Festival, the world ' s largest gathering of Deaf and hard of hearing film and television talent, in Hollywood April 16-20, 2024 (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 13, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Photo and Film Casting Source Type: news
VA Benefits Now Available to Millions of Veterans
VA health care benefits are now available to millions more veterans in one of the largest expansions of coverage in the U.S. The inclusion of significantly more veterans compared to past bills comes at the direction of President Joe Biden.
Veterans Who Now Qualify
Veterans of the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Global War on Terror or any other combat zone after 9/11.
Service members who were exposed to any toxins or other hazards during service at home or abroad.
Those who were never deployed but were exposed while training or on active duty in the U.S.
Benefits cover exposure to asbesto...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - March 13, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Travis Rodgers Tags: Asbestos (general) Asbestos Exposure Cancer Center Doctors/Specialists Treatment Veterans Source Type: news
Preventing people with a learning disability from dying too young
This report examines whether they are able to access the services they are entitled to in order to prevent illness. It looks at a set of five key preventive health care services and functions to understand whether they are working as they should for people with a learning disability.ReportNuffield Trust - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 13, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news
Boosting Disability Employment Could Drive Billions into Australian Economy
A recently released report highlights stagnant employment rates among individuals with disabilities in Australia for the past twenty years (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 12, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Australian Disability Employment Source Type: news
