‘Poverty in Aotearoa is not accidental’: How our systems deliberately keep people poor
In an excerpt from Pakukore: Poverty by Design, Huhana Hickey (Ngāti Tāhinga, Ngāti Ira) argues that policy failure…
Early warning signs of MS appear years before diagnosis and affect all communities in similar ways
A major UK study has revealed that the early warning signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) – including pain,…
Experts call for coordinated global action to make the most of Alzheimer’s treatments
The approval of new antibody medications for Alzheimer’s disease – lecanemab and donanemab – and diagnostic tests in the blood…
Severe Pregnancy Symptoms Increase Risk for Mental Health Problems | Health
Key Takeaways Extreme pregnancy symptoms increase a woman’s risk for mental health problems Women with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG)…
Disability Employment Goals and the War on DEI
The Trump Administration proposes eliminating longstanding regulations promoting the employment of people with disabilities. In early July, the…
Calistoga councilmember talks about mental health | News
Seated in a plum-colored armchair, her dark blonde waves flowing to her elbows, a heavy pearl necklace mirroring…
Disabled man waits for accessible housing
An Auckland man with cerebral palsy says he feels “very let down by the housing system” as he…
Her Mother Called Her A Narcissist When She Tried To Help Her, So She Put Her In Her Place » TwistedSifter
Pexels/Reddit Living as a differently abled person is hard enough as is, but trying to relate to others,…
Man who died on Universal Orlando roller coaster had a spinal condition
Emergency workers who responded to Universal Orlando Resort’s newest park for a man who had become unresponsive on…
U.S. sees sharp decline in lung cancer from PM2.5 pollution
Researchers reveal that while stricter air quality policies are cutting pollution-related cancer deaths in the U.S., Japan, and…
Mona Minkara uncovers patterns in how our lungs interact with airborne viruses
Vitals Hometown: Boston Education: BS, chemistry, Wellesley College, 2009; PhD, chemistry, University of Florida, 2015 Current position:…
80% of disabled people used the internet in 2024 – News articles
In 2024, 82.3% of people in the EU with severe disability had used the internet in the past…