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Peripheral Neuropathy: Causes, Symptoms, And New Treatment Options | How Improving Healthcare For People With Disabilities Helps Everyone

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Peripheral Neuropathy: Causes, Symptoms, And New Treatment Options

  • When nerves lose the energy they need to function, it leads to numbness, pain, and loss of mobility for millions of Americans. New research is uncovering how risk factors like obesity, high blood pressure, and food insecurity disproportionately affect certain communities. As scientists work to refine treatments and explore promising therapies that include GLP-1 medications, early detection, dietary changes, and improved access to healthcare remain critical to stopping the progression of this condition.

    • How Improving Healthcare For People With Disabilities Helps Everyone

    • Special Olympics is working to close major gaps in healthcare for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A new global report reveals widespread problems – from poor provider training to communication barriers – that prevent individuals with IDD from receiving informed, respectful, and effective care. The organization hopes to create a more inclusive system by improving physician training and empowering people with IDD to participate in their own health decisions.

      • Medical Notes: We’re Overusing Salt, How Feeding Birds Improves Our Quality Of Life, And Protecting Kids From HIV

      • How can we save babies born with HIV? We’re overusing salt – and not just in our pasta. Technology is only as good as it’s creator. Is it time to invest in a bird feeder?

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        In Good HealthBy Elizabeth Westfield, Greg Johnson, Maayan Voss de Bettancourt | AURN
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