Aug 11 Teaching in-home caregivers seems to pay off, report says By Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News Low-income Californians who are elderly and disabled were less likely to go to the emergency room or be hospitalized after their in-home caregivers participated in an intensive training program, according to a report. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 9:44 How Phoenix became the most autism-friendly city in the world By PBS News Hour Matt Resnik has helped changed the face of autism in his hometown. When he was diagnosed as a child, his parents poured their hearts into getting him therapy, even launching an organization, in hopes he would outgrow his challenges and… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 53:45 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 10, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake reacts to a scathing review of her city’s police force. Also: Two views on what makes a person fit for the presidency, creating a place in the world for people with autism,… Continue watching
Aug 10 What happens to developmentally disabled as parents age, die? By Jen Fifield, Stateline About 860,000 people over 60 years old nationwide are caring for someone with intellectual or developmental disabilities in their home. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 6:26 Bringing new life to 'Patient H.M.,' the man who couldn't make memories By PBS News Hour His story is a staple in psychology classes, but his identity wasn’t known for years: Henry Molaison, the man who lost his ability to form new memories after a lobotomy. In “Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 9:14 Giving adults with autism the skills to build independent lives By PBS News Hour Before Josh, 36, arrived at First Place Transition Academy, he had never taken public transportation on his own, much less held down a paying job. But a new pilot program is empowering adults with autism to overcome hurdles to independence. Continue watching
Aug 09 How a 'custody war' broke out over a famous patient's damaged brain By Jeffrey Brown In the new book "Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets," Luke Dittrich tells the story of the man known to science for decades under that moniker. But Dittrich does something more, because the man who performed… Continue reading
Aug 09 Big pharmaceutical companies reluctant to produce Zika vaccine By Helen Branswell, STAT The bulk of the work is being done by U.S. and Brazilian government research teams and smaller biotech companies. That matters: Small biotechs generally lack the money and expertise to take an experimental vaccine from the idea stage to a… Continue reading
Aug 09 For elderly patients, hospital stays often worsen disabilities By Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News About one-third of patients over 70 years old and more than half of patients over 85 leave the hospital more disabled than when they arrived, research shows. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 9:46 Syrian refugees adjusting to U.S. bring complex health needs By PBS News Hour Continue watching