WASHINGTON – Assessments of a person’s ability to function at work provide important information for disability determinations, and many validated tests are available to assess work-related physical ...

How do we assess the needs of people with severe multiple disabilities? Unable to communicate verbally and physically, this population has nearly no possibility of expressing itself. Thanks to ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists are trying to find blood biomarkers that may help predict the course of disease in MS. Betsie Van der Meer/Getty Images As of 2020, about 2.8 million people globally have ...

This post is by Ace Parsi, the Personalized Learning Partnership Manager for the National Center for Learning Disabilities, and Susan Lyons, an associate at the National Center for the Improvement of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medical student burnout is an important quality assessment metric in medicine. Students with multiple ...

People who start taking medication soon after the first signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may have a lower risk of disability later, according to a study published in the July 19, 2023, online issue of ...

The psychological assessment can be a stressful part of your disability application, but with preparation, it doesn’t have to be. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that less than 23% of ...

Once multiple sclerosis (MS) is diagnosed (see presentation), periodic assessment of disease severity is important both for tracking disease progression (and establishing prognosis) and for monitoring ...

Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical, legal, or financial advice. Invisible disabilities, including but not limited to autoimmune disorders, ...

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