The Medical College of Georgia is leading an initiative that could result in a paradigm shift in the care of patients with sickle cell disease.
Morehouse University School of Medicine and University of Florida are partners in the initiative that is enlisting primary care physicians across Georgia to serve as “medical homes” for patients, changing how [...]

An estimated one in 165 Canadian children under the age of six will be identified as having an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) according to the Autism Society Canada. Children with one of these disorders may exhibit difficulties in one or all of three general areas: verbal and non-verbal communication, social interaction or the [...]

The following is being issued by American Stroke Association:
1. It’s better to find out than miss out. Be aware of the medications that have been prescribed to your loved one and their side effects. Ask if your home should be modified to meet the specific needs of the stroke survivor. Ask a doctor, nurse or [...]

Somerset dementia patients are amongst the first in country to benefit from a new personal tracking device which makes use of up-to-the-minute Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to avoid people with dementia wandering or becoming lost.

Staff at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton have received specialist training in how to communicate with people with sight and hearing loss.
More than 130 staff and representatives from local partner organisations attended the training which was delivered by DeafBlind UK, a leading national charity working for people with varying degrees of sight and hearing loss. [...]