There is no strong evidence that a chiropractor can cure scoliosis. While chiropractic may not correct the curve, limited studies suggest it could relieve pain, improve quality of life, and increase ...
Leucovorin has a place in autism treatment, researcher says, but he tamps down parents’ expectations
O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...
A gene therapy injected into patients’ brains slowed progression of the disease by 75 percent, preliminary findings reported. By Dana G. Smith Preliminary results from a small clinical trial to treat ...
Nick Benz-Bushling never imagined that managing his son’s mental health care would turn into a real-life horror story. After years of struggles, 16-year-old Johnathan attempted suicide in February.
Walker Burger always loved baseball, but attending the games of his favorite team, the Atlanta Braves, used to be a physical challenge. In fact, every form of exercise was difficult. Burger, 35, has a ...
Lice checks were a dreaded part of my childhood — I remember anxiously waiting for the nurse to call my name for a checkup, hoping a call home wouldn’t follow (sometimes, I wasn’t so lucky). Head lice ...
A gamer seeking financial support for cancer treatment lost $32,000 after downloading from Steam a verified game named BlockBlasters that drained his cryptocurrency wallet. BlockBlasters is a 2D ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with stage 4 high-grade ovarian cancer in September 2024. I underwent a major surgery after the tumor shrank in March. I see a top doctor at a renowned hospital, and I ...
Mr. Humphreys is a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University and served as senior drug policy adviser in the Obama administration. He is a member of the board of Indivior, which manufactures ...
Harvey Morrison was born with severe scoliosis and needed a spinal surgery that was “a matter of life and death” His surgery was constantly rescheduled and, at one point, he was even unknowingly ...
“His whole childhood was spent waiting for things to get better,” Gillian Morrison said after her son Harvey’s death Courtesy of Gillian Morrison Harvey Morrison was born with severe scoliosis and ...
Introduction Scoliosis-specific exercises require specialist supervision, frequent clinical visits, and high costs, limiting accessibility. Additionally, females with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) engage ...
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