Month: September 2015

Results of a study of long-term health care costs suggest that patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes should be prioritized for weight-loss surgery over those without diabetes in light of cost savings from possible disease reversal following surgery. “In…

ReWalk Robotics Ltd. recently announced the appointment of Deborah DiSanzo, MBA, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. DiSanzo is general manager of Watson Health for IBM. “We are very pleased to welcome Deborah DiSanzo to our board and draw…

ReWalk Robotics Ltd. recently announced the appointment of Deborah DiSanzo, MBA, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. DiSanzo is general manager of Watson Health for IBM. “We are very pleased to welcome Deborah DiSanzo to our board and draw…

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living have announced a joint effort “to expand and promote competitive, integrated employment as the first employment option…

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will award $8 million in adaptive sport grants to aid disabled veterans. Funding will be distributed to national governing bodies that prepare high-level athletes for Paralympic competition, as well as recipients with…

Selective ultrasound screening may be effective in the diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip among infants with risk factors and normal findings on physical examination, according to study results. Of 530 ultrasound scans performed on infants from January 2007…

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy improved long-term survival in patients with diabetes and chronic diabetic foot ulcers, according to recent research presented at the 51st European Association for the Study of Diabetes Annual Meeting. “Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a systemic treatment modality…

Paralyzed Veterans of America recently joined the VA Long Beach Healthcare System to celebrate the opening of a new Spinal Cord Injury Long-Term Care Unit in Long Beach, Calif. The Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Long-Term Care Unit is one of…

Paralyzed Veterans of America recently joined the VA Long Beach Healthcare System to celebrate the opening of a new Spinal Cord Injury Long-Term Care Unit in Long Beach, Calif. The Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Long-Term Care Unit is one of…

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are aiming to create better fitting, more functional lower limb prostheses for amputees, especially those over 65 years, according to a recent press release. The project, dubbed “Simulation Guided Design to Optimize the…