This article is being published in conjunction with a special October 2022 issue of the Health Affairs journal dedicated entirely to Disability and Health. There are numerous health inequities for ...
Four major medical conditions that are more commonly seen among individuals with IDD can lead to serious medical complications: constipation, aspiration, dehydration, and seizures. They can prove to ...
Social isolation and loneliness have been pervasive public health concerns in America, especially impacting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Both mental and physical ...
At a group home for people with brain injuries in Haverhill, Donnie Duggan nodded with pride towards a painting he made of Boston's Fenway Park. He took some artistic license, depicting the Green ...
It all started with a manikin. When training her Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students in clinical skills, Christine Rodriguez will often use the human-shaped models in simulated health care ...
Different levels of risk for HIV exist in the different subtypes of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are at a unique risk ...
Group homes, which provide residential support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, play an essential role in fostering independence, safety and dignity for some of the ...
BOSTON - The ARC of Massachusetts was formed 70 years ago to fight for the rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism. As Executive Director Leo Sarkissian put it, ...
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration is putting a pause on proposed funding cuts of nearly $90 million for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. According to state ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Disability advocates are telling people with loved ones in state-run community homes they do not have to leave. NewsChannel 5 Investigates first reported the state is ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Families of severely disabled residents worry the state wants to move their loved ones out of state-run community homes and into private care. The residents — who have ...
Dehydration is defined as the lack of sufficient body water and fluids. 17 Dehydration may occur due to inadequate intake of fluids or loss of fluids. This is a common problem experienced by patients ...
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