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Mothers, metaphors and dyslexia: What language reveals about the challenges of a child’s learning disability
(The Conversation USA)
Created on 14 November 2024
... ; a learning disability that can affect reading, writing, spelling, memory and organization. For advice and encouragement, I turned to an online support group for parents of children with dyslexia, whi ...
Kwoon Chung Bus x YAS - Groundbreaking Cross-Border Embedded Insurance for a Seamless Travel Experience Between Hong Kong and Mainland China
(News from Asia)
Created on 12 November 2024
... meras): Up to HK$10,000 Limit per Item: HK$1,000 Deductible: HK$500 per incident Accidental Death or Permanent Disability Adults (18-79): Up to HK$200,000 Children (Under ...
How updated Vatican rules on validating supernatural appearances of Mary will affect the famed pilgrimage site of Medjugorje
(The Conversation USA)
Created on 12 November 2024
... Medjugorje claimed deepened faith. Some were moved to seek ordination or able to conquer what they considered sinful habits; some others reconciled with family members, were healed of illness or disability, ...
10 states had abortion measures on the ballot – where they passed, where they failed, and what it all means
(The Conversation USA)
Created on 09 November 2024
... are common in emergency rooms, affecting 7.4 million people per year. One in 350 people who had a missed diagnosis suffers serious disability or death. State laws that regulate abortion do not prevent ...
Osteoporosis, the silent disease, can shorten your life − here’s how to prevent fractures and keep bones healthy
(The Conversation USA)
Created on 05 November 2024
... obvious early on, certain signs will indicate your bones are becoming weaker. The most serious complications of osteoporosis are fractures, which can lead to chronic pain, hospitalization, disability, ...
People with blindness and low vision are squeezed by high costs of living − new research
(The Conversation USA)
Created on 30 October 2024
... to take a standardized test. There was no testing center in San Francisco, where he lived, that could accommodate his disability. That kind of... A young blind man prepares to board a Denver RTD light ...
Generali Hong Kong Wins Grand Award for Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility at the Hong Kong Insurance Awards 2024
(News from Asia)
Created on 28 October 2024
... nerali Hong Kong is also committed to promoting DE&I to create a more inclusive society, encompassing a wide range of initiatives, including LGBTQI+ inclusion, women's empowerment, neurodiversity, and di ...
Australia's Healthcare Innovators in Stroke and Paediatric Care Honoured at 2024 Challenger Summit
(PR Newswire)
Created on 24 October 2024
... to minimising long-term stroke effects, with the potential to enhance recovery outcomes and save lives. "Stroke remains one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide, and this prize wil ...
More kids than ever need special education, but burnout has caused a teacher shortage
(The Conversation USA)
Created on 21 October 2024
... from the discussion, which have been edited for brevity and clarity. Which students receive special education services? Kimber Wilkerson:Students with a disability label receive special education services. ...
MicroRNA − a new Nobel laureate describes the scientific process of discovering these tiny molecules that turn genes on and off
(The Conversation USA)
Created on 17 October 2024
... we collaborated with a clinician, a geneticist who studies intellectual disability. She had discovered that her patients, children with intellectual disabilities, in certain families carried a mutation ...
Philly hospitals test new strategy for ‘tranq dope’ withdrawal – and it keeps patients from walking out before their treatment is done
(The Conversation USA)
Created on 16 October 2024
... associated with higher rates of mortality, permanent disability and rehospitalization. Rates of patient-directed discharge can be 10 to 50 times higher in people with an opioid use disorder compared ...
CTF Life Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Launch of MyWealth Savings Insurance Plan 2
(News from Asia)
Created on 15 October 2024
... he Insured whose age at policy issuance or the change of Insured is between 18 and 60 and is the Policy Owner at the same time, and is diagnosed with total permanent disability before the age of 75. (ii ...
HKU’s COSA Osteoporosis Community Screening Program Identifies Over 1,000 High-Risk Seniors from 5,000 Screenings
(News from Asia)
Created on 06 October 2024
... ncial burden of patients to seek private healthcare services for timely treatment whilst preventing fragility fractures which subsequently resulting in broader financial and disability burden. In re ...
Gut microbe imbalances could predict a child’s risk for autism, ADHD and speech disorders years before symptoms appear
(The Conversation USA)
Created on 02 October 2024
... diagnosis of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability by 13 to 14 years on average, refuting the assumption that gut microbe imbalances arise from diet. We found that lipids and bile acids were depleted ...
Great Place To Work® Australia and New Zealand names 15 Best Workplaces in Healthcare, Biopharma Social Assistance in 2024
(PR Newswire)
Created on 02 October 2024
...  3 Holistic Recovery 4 Unify Disability Services 5 Unbound Minds   Australia's Best  ...
Yes, calling someone ‘mentally disabled’ causes real harm
(The Conversation USA)
Created on 01 October 2024
... uo; He made similar comments at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, over the same weekend. Disability rights advocates were quick to point out that Trump’s language is what is called “ableist,&rd ...
Parents with disabilities have faced discrimination for years in the US, but new rules will help ensure that child welfare systems treat them more fairly
(The Conversation USA)
Created on 24 September 2024
Parents with disabilities have new legal protections. Westend61/Getty ImagesParents with any kind of disability are much more likely to have some type of interaction with the child welfare system than ...
Gun violence in Philadelphia plummeted in 2024 − researchers aren’t sure why, but here are 3 factors at play
(The Conversation USA)
Created on 23 September 2024
... officers’ abuse of the Pennsylvania Heart and Lung Act. This statewide disability program allows police and firefighters injured on the job to collect their full salaries. By September 2021, 14% ...
Unemployment of 4.2% is a sign of RBA success, but it might not last. Here’s why
(The Conversation)
Created on 19 September 2024
... aged care by 47,000. In the “other social assistance” category (which includes disability care) employment has increased by 83,000. Like high immigration, this can’t be expected to go on forever. This ...
WTT Champions Macao 2024 Presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group Has Successfully Concludes; Promoting the Cross-Sectoral Integration of Tourism + Sports and Fostering Sports Exchange in the Community
(News from Asia)
Created on 17 September 2024
... ld Junior Table Tennis Championships, participated in the event and interacted with MSO athletes through inclusive table tennis exchange aimed at broadening local athletes' horizons, and to promote the disa ...