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LUHS patients can now benefit from new Loyola Medicine Transport service

Loyola University Health System patients requiring non-emergency ambulance transportation can now be cared for by a new service offered by Loyola called Loyola Medicine Transport LLC. This new service provides basic and advanced life support, non-emergent van transportation, lab and courier services for Loyola University Medical Center, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and both hospitals' ambulatory sites.

17 Dec 2015

United Spinal denounces Uber's new Washington, D.C. TAXI WHEELCHAIR option as inadequate, unsustainable

United Spinal Association, today denounced Uber's new Washington, D.C. TAXI 'WHEELCHAIR' option that enables riders to request a wheelchair accessible taxi on-demand as "inadequate and unsustainable."

13 Dec 2015

Pedestrian wheelchair users more likely to be killed in road traffic collisions than non-wheelchair users

An investigation into how often wheelchair users are killed in car-pedestrian crashes finds they are a third more likely to die than non-wheelchair users; more than half of those deaths occur at intersections.

20 Nov 2015

Alnylam presents positive ongoing phase 2 open-label extension data for Patisiran and Revusiran

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced new results from its ongoing Phase 2 open-label extension (OLE) studies with patisiran and revusiran, investigational RNAi therapeutics targeting transthyretin (TTR) for the treatment of TTR-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR amyloidosis).

3 Nov 2015

WSU researcher to lead $2.5 million study on impact of Affordable Care Act in people with disabilities

A Washington State University researcher will lead a $2.5 million examination of the federal Affordable Care Act's impact on what may be the largest group in need of its services: people with disabilities.

3 Nov 2015

UAB performs life-saving TAVR procedure on Selma resident

In the late 1990s, Earnest Tate was named the first black police chief of Selma, Alabama. Nearly 20 years later, Tate is retired and works on his family farm in the city where he made history.

31 Oct 2015

St. Luke's Community Education Center dedicated at Cetronia Ambulance Corps

Today, the new St. Luke’s Community Education Center at Cetronia Ambulance Corps was unveiled in a dedication ceremony with administrators, first responders and physicians.

22 Oct 2015

Study: RNA editing technique shows promise in treating rare, severe form of muscular dystrophy

An RNA editing technique called "exon skipping" has shown preliminary success in treating a rare and severe form of muscular dystrophy that currently has no treatment, based on a new study from Northwestern Medicine and the University of Chicago. Children with the disease lose significant muscle strength early in life.

13 Oct 2015

Cardiac monitoring predicts survival in patients with Friedreich ataxia

Researchers confirm the need for cardiac follow-up in patients with Friedreich ataxia, with particular focus on left ventricular ejection fraction as a predictor of worse prognosis.

12 Oct 2015

Pioneering surgical technique restores hand and arm movement to quadriplegic patients

A pioneering surgical technique has restored some hand and arm movement to patients immobilized by spinal cord injuries in the neck, reports a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

12 Oct 2015

Predicting better immunotherapy response, neurological outcomes in adults with autoimmune cerebellar ataxia

While autoimmune cerebellar ataxia (a loss of muscle control coordination) can lead to severe disability with some patients becoming wheelchair-bound, there are factors that may help predict better immunotherapy response, according to the Mayo Clinic study published by JAMA Neurology.

30 Sep 2015

Serologic status and autoimmune cerebellar ataxia type predict treatment response

Patients with autoimmune cerebellar ataxia have better treatment responses and outcomes if they have the nonparaneoplastic form of the condition and are seropositive for neural plasma membrane protein or glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 antibodies, suggests research.

29 Sep 2015

Fetuses with enlarged ventricles are not ideal candidates for fetal spina bifida surgery

Fetuses with enlarged ventricles--the fluid-filled cavities inside the brain--may be less likely than other fetuses to benefit from surgery in the womb to treat spina bifida, according to a study co-authored by researchers at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco.

16 Sep 2015

US Surgeon General issues national call to action to address major public health challenges

Today, the United States Surgeon General issued a call to action to address major public health challenges such as heart disease and diabetes. Step It Up! The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities articulates the health benefits of walking while addressing the fact that many communities unacceptably lack safe and convenient places for individuals to walk or wheelchair roll.

10 Sep 2015

New study examines link between playing adaptive sports and higher employment

Wheelchair rugby and basketball players are aggressive, conditioned and determined, just like people without disabilities. Unlike them, though, is their likelihood of employment and economic independence. A new study from the University of Houston Department of Health and Human Performance (HHP) finds playing an adaptive sport can have dramatic results on the athlete and the economy.

26 Aug 2015

Bionik Laboratories reports net loss for second quarter 2015

Bionik Laboratories Corp., a pioneering medical device and robotics company developing technologies and solutions for individuals with neurological disorders, announced today its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.

17 Aug 2015

Charlotte charity Taylor's Tale inspires new law to create treatments for rare diseases, spur growth in NC

Charlotte charity Taylor's Tale helped inspire a law designed to stimulate the creation of new treatments for rare diseases and spur economic development in North Carolina.

13 Aug 2015

New MS therapies associated with risks and side effects, require active management strategy

Advances in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis have been good news for patients, but side effects and risks mean that an active management strategy and constant monitoring are essential.

3 Aug 2015

Physically impaired people to compete at Cybathlon 2016

Zurich will host the first Cybathlon in autumn 2016, bringing together physical-ly impaired people from all over the world to compete against each other using the latest assistive technologies.

3 Aug 2015

Brain-controlled prosthesis could improve quality of life in people with spinal cord injuries

When we type or perform other precise tasks, our brains and muscles usually work together effortlessly. But when a neurological disease or spinal cord injury severs the connection between the brain and limbs, once-easy motions become difficult or impossible.

3 Aug 2015

Wheelchair News and Research

LUHS patients can now benefit from new Loyola Medicine Transport service

United Spinal denounces Uber's new Washington, D.C. TAXI WHEELCHAIR option as inadequate, unsustainable

Pedestrian wheelchair users more likely to be killed in road traffic collisions than non-wheelchair users

Alnylam presents positive ongoing phase 2 open-label extension data for Patisiran and Revusiran

WSU researcher to lead $2.5 million study on impact of Affordable Care Act in people with disabilities

UAB performs life-saving TAVR procedure on Selma resident

St. Luke's Community Education Center dedicated at Cetronia Ambulance Corps

Study: RNA editing technique shows promise in treating rare, severe form of muscular dystrophy

Cardiac monitoring predicts survival in patients with Friedreich ataxia

Pioneering surgical technique restores hand and arm movement to quadriplegic patients

Predicting better immunotherapy response, neurological outcomes in adults with autoimmune cerebellar ataxia

Serologic status and autoimmune cerebellar ataxia type predict treatment response

Fetuses with enlarged ventricles are not ideal candidates for fetal spina bifida surgery

US Surgeon General issues national call to action to address major public health challenges

New study examines link between playing adaptive sports and higher employment

Bionik Laboratories reports net loss for second quarter 2015

Charlotte charity Taylor's Tale inspires new law to create treatments for rare diseases, spur growth in NC

New MS therapies associated with risks and side effects, require active management strategy

Physically impaired people to compete at Cybathlon 2016

Brain-controlled prosthesis could improve quality of life in people with spinal cord injuries

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