Social media and mobile phones are major disruptors of face-to-face conversations. Recent research has conclusively ...

Ouachita County Medical Center hosts a nine-month program for adults with disabilities aged 18-35, building their skills ...

“She loves her outings. She loves being in the community,” said Brian Mickel, Amber’s grandfather and conservator.

A large clinical trial published in JAMA Surgery shows that prehabilitation (also called prehab) can reduce disability after surgery in older adults with frailty, provided they are able to fully take ...

Two recent studies from the University of Eastern Finland show that social support plays an important role in health and well-being in later life. Having access to adequate social support is ...

Social media is an overwhelming part of our lives these days, but the Pew Research Center provided an in-depth look at just how much we rely on these platforms. In a 2025 report that looks at social ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has reportedly abandoned a proposal that would have prevented thousands of Americans from accessing disability benefits, according to a report by The ...

Nov 19 (Reuters) - The Social Security Administration has scrapped a plan that would have stopped thousands of Americans from qualifying for disability benefits, the Washington Post reported on ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a 54-year-old profoundly disabled, nonverbal child who is in a group home. I have been advocating for her since birth, when we learned she had suffered severe brain damage. The ...

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U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz decried a Trump administration proposal that she and her Democratic colleagues warn would result in “one of the largest cuts to Social Security disability benefits ...

Republicans’ hostility to Social Security in general has been well-documented over the years. Less widely recognized is their antagonism for one component of the program: disability coverage. As a ...