Imagine being middle aged and starting to feel that you are off balance a lot and that you are having a hard time coordinating your movements. Those are among the symptoms of Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6, known as SCA6, ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of severe weather events, which may particularly endanger vulnerable populations such as the elderly. Researchers examined how weather disasters between 2011 and 2016 ...
Feb 29, 2024
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When the power goes out, it can throw off all of your family's normal routines. If the power failure is in winter, the danger of extreme cold can add to the problem. Younger children—especially infants—are at risk for ...
Jan 15, 2024
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Our ability to adapt our behavior to changes in temperature takes a significant amount of thought and decision making. For example, we need to identify suitable clothing, increase our fluid intake, and understand how to best ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an intractable disease of the motor neurons for which there is currently no radical cure. ALS causes reductions in patient ability to walk, any many patients required invasive or non-invasive ...
Sep 18, 2023
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A succession of power outages at a Los Angeles hospital prompted the evacuation of 28 patients in critical condition to other hospitals early Tuesday, while 213 other patients were moved to another building in the medical ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Joan Casey lived through frequent wildfire-season power outages when she lived in northern California. While waiting for the power to return, she wondered how the multi-day blackouts affected a community's health.
May 1, 2023
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A cyberattack caused a nearly daylong outage of the nation's new 988 mental health helpline late last year, federal officials told The Associated Press Friday. Lawmakers are now calling for the federal agency that oversees ...
Feb 4, 2023
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A national hotline that people can call in a mental health emergency went down for a day before it was restored late Thursday.
Dec 2, 2022
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The nation's new 988 hotline, intended to help anyone experiencing a mental health emergency, has been out of service for several hours Thursday.
Dec 1, 2022
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