Toe transfer surgery outperforms replantation in hand function recovery
For patients with amputations affecting the hand, toe transfer surgery provides an alternative to replanting the amputated digits…
Alzheimer’s risk factors look different for men and women
A study of over 6000 patients shows how Alzheimer’s risk is shaped by sex and age of onset,…
Tom Dempsey, Alex Sanchez and the triumphs and trials of disabled men in mainstream sport
Even 55 years on, it’s one of those otherworldly, scarcely believable sporting moments. The New Orleans Saints were…
Teen’s ‘miracle’ recovery after traumatic injury in school rugby game
After suffering a severe brain injury during a school rugby game, 16-year-old Semisi Naiqara’s life support was turned…
Hearing loss impacts employment and income among young adults
Hearing loss is the most common form of sensory disability. Approximately 1.6 billion people around the world currently…
Medicaid let me bring my dying daughter home. The “Big, Beautiful, Bill” might change that.
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Eating more ultra-processed food links depression and diabetes
New research reveals that eating more junk food doesn’t just harm your waistline; it could also increase the…
Gut mycobiota could help predict disability in multiple sclerosis
Scientists uncover how shifts in gut fungi, shaped by genes and diet, may influence disease severity in people…
SA government offers financial lifeline to disability employment provider Bedford
Disability employment provider Bedford will avoid entering voluntary administration for now, with the state government offering a $15…
The future is uncertain for South Australia’s major disability employment provider. What does it mean for those it supports?
Twenty years ago, the Clarke family took their son Ryan along to his first day of work. “We…
Major disability employment provider Maxima tells staff it has lost federal funding
A major disability employment provider supporting more than 6,000 Australians living with disability has told staff it has…
Disability employment provider Bedford to go into voluntary administration
Disability support service and employer Bedford will go into voluntary administration in the coming days. In a statement…