Monthly Archive: February 2018

Proper Care After a Heart Attack

Get Back on Track: Proper Care After a Heart Attack

You may be unsure how to provide proper care after you've suffered a heart attack, but changes in your daily routine can help assist with recovery.

Taylor Snell
sign language for kids

Why Parents Love Sign Language for Kids with Special Needs

Sign language for kids with special needs enables our family to communicate effectively, and has been a staple in our lives for over 10 years.

Alethea Mshar

How My Child with Special Needs Taught Me to Make Friends and Influence People

This is why everyone loves my son. He disrupts their sense of normalcy in all the good ways. My non-verbal special needs child makes friends everywhere.

Jamie Sumner
adult bedwetting

Adult Bedwetting: Some Common Causes and Treatments

Adult bedwetting is a topic most adults do not like to discuss. Bedwetting can cause problems and can also be an indication of a serious underlying illness.

Stephanie Struyck Elgin
medical school in Illinois

Alexa, Give Me a Diagnosis: New IL Med School Built for Health-Tech Future

A new medical school in Illinois is poised to train the next generation of doctors to bring a technological revolution to healthcare.

Brooke Phillips, CWCMS
Medicaid Patients

Colorado’s Most Vulnerable Medicaid Patients Say They Are Left Waiting for Rides

By Nick Coltrain for The Coloradoan Fermin Eddie Valdez Jr. knows the pain of missing a dialysis appointment. The heavy limbs, the weight of extra fluids your body can’t process, the general malaise. But when he’d miss appointments, or cut short the full four-hour treatment because state-contracted transportation providers didn’t pick him up or left him… Continue reading Colorado’s Most Vulnerable Medicaid Patients Say They Are Left Waiting for Rides

Aimee Sharp
Siblings

Caring for Siblings of Sick or Disabled Children

In this article originally published by The New York Times, read one doctor's advice for how to make sure siblings of disabled children feel valued.

Aimee Sharp
Tongue Tie

The Tongue Tie Conundrum

By Melinda Wenner Moyer for Slate Just when you thought you’d heard of every parenting controversy, another comes along to reaffirm your belief that there’s no end to the angst of having kids. (Of course, the joy is boundless, too!) The latest conundrum I’ve discovered involves tongue ties, a hugely trendy but controversial diagnosis. Tongue-tied… Continue reading The Tongue Tie Conundrum

Aimee Sharp
Fish Skin

Two Bears Were Badly Burned in Wildfires, And Fish Skin Helped Heal Them

By Karin Brulliard for the Washington Post When Jamie Peyton first examined the bears’ paws last month, she figured they might take six months to heal. Peyton, a veterinarian at the University of California at Davis, had treated cats and dogs with burns before, and she knew these were severe. The two female black bears in her care had survived the Thomas wildfire that… Continue reading Two Bears Were Badly Burned in Wildfires, And Fish Skin Helped Heal Them

Aimee Sharp
Environment Control

Assistive Technology: Computers, Phones & Environment Control

In this article, our Spinal Cord Injury Lifestyle Specialist takes a look at the different computers, phones and environment control units available.

Aaron Baker
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