Reduction in private insurance coverage of at-home nursing care could create tough choices for families with disabled ...

A new study examined disabilities and caregiving before and after older adults entered long-term care communities. The researchers found that people who went into nursing homes and assisted living ...

Clinical trials for treatments to prevent recurring strokes typically only include participants who have little to no disability from a prior stroke. A new Yale study finds that leaving patients with ...

Popular media presentations of adults with autism, such The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (above) involve adults with unusual abilities. But what of the one-third or more of the autism ...

Federal Medicaid officials are issuing new guidance aimed at making it easier for children with complex medical conditions like severe autism and cerebral palsy to access the care they need, even if ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is facing criticism and concern from both politicians and the public over a diversity hiring initiative that actively recruits workers with "severe ...

HERAT, Afghanistan -- In a tiny room in the center of Herat, Afghanistan’s westernmost city, Shahabuddin uses his hands to ...

Brain lesions — areas of brain tissue that show damage from injury or disease — are the biomarker most widely used to determine multiple sclerosis disease progression. But an innovative new study led ...

Researchers report that elevated levels of the oral bacteria Fusobacterium nucleatum may be linked with greater disability in people with MS.