More than one in five patients occupying a psychiatric inpatient bed in Ontario for a year or longer had an intellectual or developmental disability, according to data published in The Canadian ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After passing in the Oregon House, a bill that aims to improve healthcare access for Oregonians with developmental disabilities is now headed to the governor’s desk. Senate ...
Californians with intellectual and developmental disabilities — such as autism, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy – deserve the best care the state can provide. Too often the system lets them down. That ...
Children with developmental disabilities often struggle to access dental care even though they are at increased risk of tooth decay and other issues. Now, new guidance is detailing what pediatricians ...
About one in four US adults, and two in five adults ages sixty-five and older, have a disability. The October 2022 issue of Health Affairs focuses on the relationship between disability and health.
New regulations will prohibit health care providers from making treatment decisions based on biases about disabilities and require that accessible exam tables and other medical equipment be more ...
The share of American children who have ever been diagnosed with a developmental disability increased again in 2021, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and ...