A qualitative study of military service members undergoing medical separation - Lee-Tauler SY, LaCroix JM, Huppert TK, Winters AM, Stivers M, Arellano-Euribe AP, Grammer J, Cobb E, Alvarado KJ, Boyd D, Patterson LE, Golle MF, Ghahramanlou-Holloway M.
OBJECTIVE: Little research explores military perspectives on medical disability-related transition. A qualitative study sought to understand transition experiences of United States military Service members found unfit for duty following medical and physica... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Psychomotor retardation: what about the partial responders to magnetic transcranial stimulation in treatment resistant depression ? - Robin A, Thomas-Ollivier V, Sauvaget A, P éré M, Bulteau S.
OBJECTIVE: Psychomotor retardation is a core clinical component of Major Depressive Disorder responsible for disability and is known as a treatment response marker of biological treatments for depression. Our objective was to describe cognitive and motoric... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news
Prospective acceptability of digital therapy for major depressive disorder in France: multicentric real-life study - Amiot O, Sauvaget A, Alamome I, Bulteau S, Charpeaud T, Clair AH, Courtet P, Drapier D, Haffen E, Fakra E, Christian GB, Gourion-Gaillard A, Mouchabac S, Pineau F, Narboni V, Duburcq A, Lecardeur L.
BACKGROUND: Major depressive disorder is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Recently, the WHO has highlighted the negative impact of recent crises (COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine, economic crisis). Although most international guidelines ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news
Public Inspection: CMS: Medicare Program: Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program for Contract Year 2024--Remaining Provisions and Contract Year 2025 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, etc.
Pre-publication notice of final rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) revising regulations for Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), Medicare cost plan, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Revisions include Star Ratings, marketing and communications, agent/broker compensation, health equity, dual-eligible special needs plans (D-SNPs), utilization management, network adequacy, and other programmatic areas. These regulations are effective June 3, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 5, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Prostate cancer cases worldwide likely to double by 2040, analysis finds
Largest study of its kind predicts 85% increase in deaths from the disease in same period as more men live longerThe number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer worldwide is projected to double to 2.9 million a year by 2040, with annual deaths predicted to rise by 85%, according to the largest study of its kind.Prostate cancer is already a major cause of death and disability, and themost common form of male cancer in more than 100 countries. But with populations ageing and life expectancy rising globally, a new analysis forecasts a dramatic surge in cases and deaths over the next 15 years.Continue reading... (Source: Guar...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 4, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Prostate cancer Health Cancer research Society World news Medical research Men's health Source Type: news
Obese Pregnant Women Share Stories of Challenging Childhoods
Is there a direct correlation between weight and a difficult childhood in some adults (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - April 4, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Pregnancy Information Source Type: news
Lixisenatide Reduces Motor Disability Progression in Parkinson Disease
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- For patients with Parkinson disease, lixisenatide yields less progression of motor disability than placebo, according to a study published in the April 4 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Wassilios G.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Quantifying active travel among people with disabilities in the US - Eisenberg Y, Hofstra A, Twardzik E.
BACKGROUND: People with disabilities have higher rates of physical inactivity than people without. Active travel (e.g., walking/wheeling to nearby destinations or transit) is a recommended approach to increasing total physical activity (PA) but limited res... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Injury risk analysis among judo athletes with intellectual disabilities - Morales J, Iteya M, Mulroy J, Kons R, Šimenko J, Fukuda DH, Escobar-Molina R, Guerra-Balic M, Pierantozzi E, Moragas M.
The main aim of this study was to evaluate injury prevalence, incidence rate, and burden in judo athletes with intellectual disabilities (ID) who participate in international competitions. This retrospective cross-sectional study analyzed data from the pas... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Diabetes Drug Shows Benefit in Parkinson's Disease
(MedPage Today) -- The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist lixisenatide (Adlyxin) led to less progression of motor disability compared with placebo in early Parkinson's disease, the phase II LIXIPARK trial showed.
At 12 months, motor... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - April 3, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Better Outcomes With Early HETs in Pediatric-Onset MS Better Outcomes With Early HETs in Pediatric-Onset MS
Early initiation of HET in pediatric-onset MS was linked to slower progression to disability compared to treatment with low-efficacy therapy or no treatment.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 2, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
The Perks of Being a Sociopath
“Don’t take things personally,” my professor warned my class. “Therapists have a responsibility to compartmentalize social emotions like shame and guilt. Try to ignore them,” he added. “What a patient is feeling toward you is not about you.”
It was day one of Clinical Practicum, a graduate-level psychology course meant to teach us how to work as clinicians. In addition to practical skills like assessment and treatment methods, we were introduced to the concept of transference, the inevitable unconscious process of patients redirecting their feelings onto their therapists. Negati...
Source: TIME: Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Patric Gagne Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
South Africa: World Autism Day - 'I Faced Barriers but Found My Voice'
[UCT] Perhaps to some, Tallulah Dorer-Perrin looks neurotypical (individuals with typical neurological development functioning). But that's if you judge people at face value. Dorer-Perrin has autism - an "invisible disability" that makes every aspect of her life, including walking into a brightly lit lecture theatre alongside groups of loud students, doubly challenging. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Graph modeling of relational structures among functioning variables with low back pain: an exploratory analysis based on international classification of functioning, disability and health - Zhu ZY, Shan HH, Wang J, Zhu HJ, Liu SG, Lin F.
BACKGROUND: Given the complex etiology, multidimensional impact, and widespread prevalence of low back pain (LBP), it is crucial to prioritize intervention targets based on understanding the relationships between functional impairments in patients. This pr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Some states consider slashing payments to parents who care for disabled kids
For families with children who have severe disabilities, finding care for their kids is a constant struggle. That’s why some parents opt to take on that care themselves. In some cases, states will pay parents to be caregivers. But over the past year, at least 11 states have considered slashing…#indiana #noblesville #jenniferdewitt #medicaid #dewitt #dewitts #jackson #elizabethedwards #katebarrow (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
