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
The Standard completes acquisition of life and disability business
The Standard and Elevance Health announced the acquisition a year ago. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 1, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Christopher Bjorke Source Type: news
Falls and Alzheimer disease - Kehrer-Dunlap AL, Keleman AA, Bollinger RM, Stark SL.
Falls are the leading cause of injury, disability, and injury-related mortality in the older adult population. Older adults with Alzheimer disease (AD) are over twice as likely to experience a fall compared to cognitively normal older adults. Intrinsic and... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Emergency and disaster preparedness among children and youth with disabilities and chronic conditions, their caregivers and service providers: a scoping review - Lindsay S, Hsu S.
PURPOSE: People with disabilities, especially children and youth, are often not considered in emergency and disaster preparedness planning, which leaves them vulnerable and at a higher risk of the negative effects of natural and human caused disasters. The... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Every Russian Black Sea ship sunk or disabled by Ukraine
A third of Russia's war ships in the Black Sea have been either sunk or disabled by Kyiv's forces since the war began just over two years ago, according to Ukraine's navy. The figures came from Ukrainian navy spokesperson Captain Dmytro Pletenchuk after Kyiv claimed to have struck four Russian…#blacksea #ukraine #dmytropletenchuk #russian #neptune #crimea #kostantinolshansky #ivankhurs #russianfederation #azovandblacksea (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What ’s at stake for Americans at risk of losing Medicaid as unwinding continues
Medicaid is the nation’s largest health insurance program, covering nearly 80 million people, or more than 1 in 5 Americans. For many people who have low incomes or a disability, or who are either very young or very old, it’s a vital government program. John Yang reports from Georgia for our…#medicaid #johnyang #georgia #americassafetynet (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
2024 Lime Connect Disability Scholarship Programs
Scholarship opportunities available through Lime Connect in 2024 specifically designed for students with disabilities (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 30, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Scholarships Source Type: news
Neurotrauma-from injury to repair: clinical perspectives, cellular mechanisms and promoting regeneration of the injured brain and spinal cord - Stevens AR, Belli A, Ahmed Z.
Traumatic injury to the brain and spinal cord (neurotrauma) is a common event across populations and often causes profound and irreversible disability. Pathophysiological responses to trauma exacerbate the damage of an index injury, propagating the loss of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Social Security to Raise Benefit Representative Fee Cap
U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) plans to raise the fee cap for benefit claimants representatives, from $7,200 to $9,200 (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 29, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: U.S. Social Security Source Type: news
SSA Eliminates Overpayment Burden for Social Security Beneficiaries
U.S. Social Security Administration will decrease default benefit overpayments down from 100 percent to ten percent, or $10, whichever is greater (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 29, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: U.S. Social Security Source Type: news
