Month: October 2014

Next year’s standard Medicare Part B monthly premium and deductible – which covers durable medical equipment items, among other services – will remain the same as the last 2 years, according to an announcement from the Department of Health and…

Recent research published in Science Translational Medicine showed peripheral nerve interfaces implanted in two participants with upper limb amputation provided stable, natural touch sensation in their hands for more than a year. Using implanted peripheral nerve cuff electrodes that did…

A basic yoga pose, practiced for an average of 1.5 minutes a day, 6 days a week for 2 months, reduced idiopathic scoliosis curves for adolescent and adult patients an average of 32%, according to a study published in Global…

First Swing Learn to Golf Clinics were held recently at Desert Pines Golf Club in Las Vegas and Morningstar Golf Club in Waukesha, Wis. The clinics, hosted by the Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation allowed amputees, spinal cord injury, stroke…

First Swing Learn to Golf Clinics were held recently at Desert Pines Golf Club in Las Vegas and Morningstar Golf Club in Waukesha, Wis. The clinics, hosted by the Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation allowed amputees, spinal cord injury, stroke…

Although gender diversity in the workplace helps firms be more productive, it may also reduce satisfaction among employees, according to study results published in the Journal of Economics and Management Strategy. Researchers used 8 years of revenue data and survey…

Adolescents with cerebral palsy rated their overall quality of life as comparable to that of their able-bodied peers, according to a study published in The Lancet. “Our results are encouraging. Across 10 different areas of life, adolescents with cerebral palsy…

Adolescents with cerebral palsy rated their overall quality of life as comparable to that of their able-bodied peers, according to a study published in The Lancet. “Our results are encouraging. Across 10 different areas of life, adolescents with cerebral palsy…

Veterans with bilateral lower limb amputations encounter a host of daily problems in daily life and social performance, according to data recently published in Prosthetics Orthotics International. Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study of 291 veterans in Iran with war-related bilateral…

Among patients in Japan with type 2 diabetes, a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2 appears to be associated with the lowest mortality rate, with no mortality benefit conferred by obesity, according to recent findings. Moreover, patients in the leanest…