(Reuters) - A paralyzed Texas man who lived 70 years inside an iron lung after he survived polio as a child has died, his family said. Paul Alexander, 78, died on Monday, his brother Philip said in a post on Facebook. He gave no cause of death. "It was an honor to ...
What she does have is agenetic mutationthat putsher at an increased riskof developing Parkinson’s, which she discovered through 23andMe testing in 2013. Since then, Keavney has become an indomitableadvocatefor the Parkinson’s at-risk community, traveling across the country to speak at conferen...
That experience—being alluded to as the “ugly one” and getting hurt by it then—does not define me today. It has made me who I am today, more confident, more decisive. I am more understanding of people and their need to lift themselves to the detriment of others. The experience has...
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Wednesday also criticized Trump's decision. "Blaming does not help. The virus knows no borders. We must cooperate closely against COVID-19," said Maas on his Twitter account. "One of the best investments is that the United Nations, especially the ...
My mom died a few years ago and I think it didn’t affect me as much as my dad’s death still does. Until now. Maybe because my dad’s was such an unexpected and untimely death and my mom was 83 and not in the greatest health. She was suffering and a believer, so I felt ...
Only four public health emergencies of international concern — or PHEICs — have ever been declared. The designation, introduced in 2005, was first applied to a swine flu outbreak in 2009. It was later applied to a polio outbreak in 2014, an Ebola epidemic in three West African nation...
To believe vaccination is 100 effective and that it does not have any major side effects is an absolute contortion of the scientific facts. To make vaccination mandatory takes away our freedom of choice and makes a mockery of informed consent. There is a humans rights issue involved here too ...
immunisation, polio, helping with elections, and so on. While AWWs are paid an honorarium and ANMs are paid salaries, ASHAs are paid incentives. So they lack the institutional support structure that the others get. Further, only some of their duties are incentivised, which influences their ...
My intention is not to get into a back and forth joust with those who believe the patent system does not spur innovation. In my experience there is simply no talking to people who hold those beliefs. They will hold those beliefs forever despite any and all evidence to the contrary, ...
income countries and exceed 50%in most middle-income countries.4 Disabilities associated with neurological conditions inordinately affect women,older people,those living in poverty,rural or remote areas and other vulnerable populations.Women are also often disproportionally affected by neurological 40、...