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Philadelphia won't kids to nonprofit after assault report
Philadelphia has stopped sending local children to facilities operated by a nonprofit health organization where at least 41 intellectually disabled children have reported...
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Child Disability can Decrease Educational Outcomes for Older Siblings
Second-born child is more adversely affected cognitively than the firstborn child in families with disabled kids, reports a new study.
1 day ago - Medindia Health
Younger child's disability may adversely affect outcomes of older siblings
A recent paper published in The Economic Journal indicates that, in families with disabled children, the second born child is more adversely affected cognitively than the...
1 day ago - News Medical
AARP Massachusetts Bestows ‘Andrus Award for Community Service' to Age-Friendly New Bedford Volunteer
George Smith has been selected by AARP, the nonprofit organization for people 50 and older, to receive the 2020 AARP Massachusetts Andrus Award for Community Service - the...
2 days ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
Researchers find more evidence for role of maternal antidepressant use in birth defects
Certain antidepressants appeared associated with specific birth defects, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry. “We know little about the effects of taking...
2 days ago - Healio
Report: At least 41 children alleged assaults at nonprofit
A review suggests a nonprofit health organization where at least 41 intellectually disabled children have reported sexual assaults over the past quarter-century has been...
3 days ago - ABC News
Randomized Controlled Early versus Late Ventricular Intervention Study in Posthemorrhagic Ventricular Dilatation: Outcome at 2 Years
To compare the effect of intervention at low versus high threshold of ventriculomegaly in preterm infants with posthemorrhagic ventricular dilatation on death or severe...
3 days ago - The Journal of Pediatrics
Hunt for man after Werribee sexual assault
A woman with an intellectual disability was allegedly sexually assaulted when she went missing in Melbourne's west. Police have released footage of a man they wish to speak with.
3 days ago - Sydney Morning Herald
Illinois Makes It A Felony To Attack Workers Enforcing Masks
People will now be charged with a crime for attacking people who make them wear masks As videos showing retail workers getting attacked and berated for asking customers to...
4 days ago - Scary Mommy
Coronavirus fears rise in disability homes after two deaths
Concerns about training and access to personal protective equipment are growing in residential care centres that cater to people with a disability.
4 days ago - Sydney Morning Herald
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COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu: 5,890 More Covid Cases, 117 Deaths
In Tamil Nadu, a total of 5,890 more persons tested positive for coronavirus, while there were 117 new deaths, the state Health Department said on Friday.
New Online Calculator Helps Predict Stroke Risk
Doctors can predict patients' risk for ischemic stroke based on the severity of their metabolic syndrome, a conglomeration of conditions that includes high blood pressure...
Blood Donation is a Best Way to Serve Mankind, Says Harsh Vardhan
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan on Friday inaugurated a voluntary blood donation campaign at All India Institute of Medical Sciences dedicated to...
Test to Diagnose Covid-19 in 20 Minutes Discovered
In an ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus, the researchers have developed a new test that can diagnose Covid-19 in just 20 minutes.
Cyclospora cases from bagged salad mix continue on the upswing
The outbreak of parasitic infections linked to Fresh Express bagged salad mix has grown by 49 new laboratory-confirmed cases of Cyclospora, upping the total to 690 people, up...
Hydroxychloroquine works in high-risk patients, and saying otherwise is...
As of Wednesday, some 165,000 people in the United States have died from COVID-19. I have made the case in the American Journal of Epidemiology and in Newsweek that people who...
Micronutrients and macronutrients: 6 Essential nutrients and why you need...
Proper diet is crucial to maintaining optimal health, and a huge part of it is ensuring the adequate intake of essential nutrients needed to support important cellular...
COVID-19 In Telangana: 1,921 New Cases Reported in 24 Hours
Telangana's coronavirus cases' tally crossed the 88,000-mark on Friday as 1,921 new cases were detected across the state during the last 24 hours, officials said.
Breast cancer patients face 'cruel' postcode lottery for fertility treatment
Chemotherapy given to young women with breast cancer can leave them infertile, meaning many choose to freeze an embryo or their eggs for future IVF .
Using Social Media for Rapid Information Dissemination in a Pandemic...
Objective: To describe the impact of a strategy for international collaboration and rapid information dissemination on Twitter among the pediatric critical care community...