More than 13 million people lost Medicaid coverage this year, with Texas an epicenter of the ‘unwinding’
By Inyoung Choi, Arleen Aguasvivas and Zinhle Essamuah: Complete Post through this link…

Erica Olenski, a single mother of three in M
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Blind Veterans can now read decision letters
By VA Office of Information and Technology: Complete Post through this link…

For the first time ever, blind Veterans can now read their VA benefits decision letters inside the VA Health and Benefits mobile app. This new feature is p
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Planning to Stop That Benzodiazepine? Think Twice
by Michael DePeau-Wilson: Complete Post through this link…

Patients who discontinued long-term benzodiazepines had a higher risk of death.

Stopping long-term benzodiazepine treatment was tied to a higher risk of death, according to a comparative effectiveness study using claims data.

An i
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Report: Disparities Emerge In Those Seeking LTSS As They Age
By Joyce Famakinwa: Complete Post through this link…

People who are 55 years old, and living in a community setting in the U.S., are seeing major disparities when it comes to long-term
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How digital tools are heading off alcohol-related health problems
By Susan Coppa: Complete Post through this link…

Brian Suffoletto, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine, views interactions with patients in the Emergency Department as valuable opportunities to identify specific risks and then facilit
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Best Hearing Aids Of 2024
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Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aids

According to a new rule from the FDA, over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids may also be available for adults with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss as soon as October 2022. These hearing aids are expected to be significantly
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Are Some Schools Taking Restraint & Seclusion Rooms Too Far?
From Inside Edition: Complete Post through this link…

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Chronic fatigue syndrome is not rare, says new CDC survey. It affects 3.3 million U.S. adults
BY MIKE STOBBE: Complete Post through this link…

Health officials on Friday released the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults have chronic fatigue syn
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/12/13/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-is-not-rare-says-new-cdc-survey-it-affects-3-3-million-u-s-adults/
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Trauma on a loop
By Madison McLoughlin: Complete Post through this link…

I was the victim of a carjacking. The trauma from that experience was unendurable. Then I discovered eye movement therapy.

They must be in some hurry. Maybe they have somewhere to be. At one in the morning?

The car screeched in front of me, cutting me off. Three doors flung open, guns pointing d
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I received the new gene-editing drug for sickle cell disease. It changed my life.
By Jimi Olaghere: Complete Post through this link…

As a patient enrolled in a clinical trial for Vertex’s new exa-cel treatment, I was among the first to experience CRISPR’s transformative effects.

On a picturesque fall
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