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  • Mental Health

Unpaid Caregivers Were Already Struggling. It's Only Gotten Worse During The Pandemic

A new CDC study finds that people who provide unpaid care for their children or adult loved ones are twice as likely as noncaregivers to have experienced depression or anxiety, or thoughts of suicide.

June 17, 2021
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Domeniqu works on his computer at his home in Crownpoint.

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  • Education

After Months Of Special Education Turmoil, Families Say Schools Owe Them

Special education services were severely disrupted when schools closed in spring 2020. In many places, they have yet to fully resume. Now, families are demanding schools take action.

June 17, 2021
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By:
  • Cory Turner and
  • Rebecca Klein
Mark Forrest is back fishing after rehabilitation with the IpsiHand device helped him regain use of his right hand.

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  • Health

New Device Taps Brain Signals To Help Stroke Patients Regain Hand Function

After a stroke, people often lose dexterity in one hand. Now, the Food and Drug Administration has authorized a device that can restore function by encouraging the brain to rewire.

June 13, 2021
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Therapist Kiki Radermacher was one of the first members of a mobile crisis response unit in Missoula, Mont., which started responding to emergency mental health calls last year. That pilot project becomes permanent in July and is one of six such teams in the state — up from one in 2019.

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  • Health

In Montana, Crisis Support Teams Offer Alternatives To Policing Mental Health

Montana now has six mobile crisis response teams — up from one in 2019 — with more in the works. Each team has a different makeup, but all use mental health support to diffuse tricky situations.

June 10, 2021
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By:
  • Katheryn Houghton
President Barack Obama bumped fists with Nathan Copeland during a tour of innovation projects at the White House Frontiers Conference at the University of Pittsburgh in 2016.

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  • Health

Scientists Bring The Sense Of Touch To A Robotic Arm

A man who is paralyzed can quickly perform tasks like pouring a glass of water, thanks to a mind-controlled robotic arm that conveys a sense of touch.

May 20, 2021
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  • Jon Hamilton
After the CDC shifted this week to less restrictive mask guidance for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, some leaders in the public health world felt blindsided. While some people rejoiced, others say they feel the change has come too soon.

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  • Health

Confused By CDC's Latest Mask Guidance? Here's What We've Learned

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shifted its stance this week on the need to wear masks if you're vaccinated. What's that mean for kids? For travel? For work? Experts weigh in.

May 15, 2021
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  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Even after full vaccination against COVID-19, people who have had organ transplants are urged by their doctors to keep wearing masks and taking extra precautions. Research shows the strong drugs they must take to prevent organ rejection can significantly blunt their body's response to the vaccine.

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  • Health

Vaccination Against COVID 'Does Not Mean Immunity' For People With Organ Transplants

For most people, COVID-19 vaccines promise a return to something akin to normal life. But for the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have a transplanted organ, it's a different story.

May 07, 2021
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  • Maria Godoy
The Shout at Cancer choir, pictured above in 2018, is featured in Bill Brummel's new documentary,<em> Can You Hear My Voice?</em>

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  • Movies

In The 'Shout At Cancer Choir,' No Voice Boxes Needed To Sing Out

All the singers in this U.K. choir have undergone laryngectomies — voice box removal — to treat cancer. Singing builds lung strength, and performing together builds confidence, choir members say.

May 04, 2021
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  • Stephanie O'Neill
Elvis Presley got his polio vaccination from Dr. Harold Fuerst and Dr. Leona Baumgartner at CBS' Studio 50 in New York City on Oct. 28, 1956. The chart-topping singer took part in a March of Dimes campaign to convince teens to get vaccinated.

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  • Health

Can't Help Falling In Love With A Vaccine: How Polio Campaign Beat Vaccine Hesitancy

This isn't the first big vaccine rollout, and the past holds lessons for the pandemic present. Here's a look at how the polio vaccine overcame U.S. hesitancy.

May 03, 2021
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  • Susan Brink
Michael Goodroe

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  • Mental Health

Autism In The Pandemic: How People Cope

COVID has made life for people with autism more difficult because the pandemic directly affects social functioning and everyday routines. But individuals on the spectrum have also experienced pleasant changes

April 28, 2021
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  • Katja Ridderbusch

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  • Health

My Parents Struggled In Pandemic Lockdown. Here's How They Learned To Live Again

Their physical and emotional health had withered in the pandemic year. But reentry into post-vaccination life made for tricky choices, too.

April 24, 2021
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  • Shahdabul Faraz
Medicare Advantage, a fast-growing private alternative to original Medicare, has <a href="https://www.ahip.org/7-things-you-need-to-know-about-medicare-advantage/">enrolled</a> more than 26 million people. Humana Inc. is one of the largest of these insurers. While popular with seniors, Medicare Advantage has been the target of multiple government investigations.

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  • Health

Humana Inc. Overcharged Medicare Nearly $200 Million, Federal Audit Finds

If the report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General is sustained, Humana Inc. could face a record penalty for overcharges in a Medicare Advantage plan.

April 20, 2021
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  • Fred Schulte
President Joe Biden's nearly $2 trillion proposal to support U.S. jobs and infrastructure includes $400 billion to fund the kinds of home-based, long-term health care services and aides that many families have, until now, found unaffordable.

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  • Health

What's In Biden's $400 Billion Plan To Support Families' Long-Term Health Needs

Long-term care options are expensive and often out of reach for elders and people with disabilities. Part of the president's proposed infrastructure plan would help fund home-based health services.

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Judith Graham
Drew Lehman of Lansdale, Pa., became unable to work after a traumatic car accident. He is currently navigating the confusing, bureaucratic process of getting his federal student loans discharged.

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  • Education

Education Dept. Restores Debt Cancellation For Some Borrowers With Disabilities

Monday's announcement comes after thousands of borrowers with disabilities had their federal student loans erased, then handed back to them during the pandemic.

March 29, 2021
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By:
  • Cory Turner and
  • Clare Lombardo
The GO FlyEase, Nike's first hands-free shoe, hinges open and closed, so the wearer just needs to slip their foot in and push down in order to put it on.

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  • On Disabilities

Nike Accused Of 'Using Disability' To Hype New Hands-Free Sneaker

The GO FlyEase is scheduled to be released on April 30. Some people with disabilities worry that they won't be able to get a pair because of the company's mass marketing strategy.

March 28, 2021
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  • Eva Tesfaye
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