Spinal Cord Injury

CMS Announces Medicare Part B Premium, Deductible Increases for 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B enrollees will be $202.90 in 2026. The annual deductible for all Medicare Part B beneficiaries will be $283. That’s an increase of $17.90 for the monthly…

Adaptive Outdoor Education Center (AOEC), based in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, has become United Spinal Association’s latest chapter. In a Nov. 14 announcement, United Spinal said, “There are few things as empowering as learning how to navigate the outdoors as a wheelchair user. After you’ve figured out how to slide down a snowy mountain, traverse a…

United Spinal Association is urging stakeholders to join the fight to restore funding for the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) in 2026. “On March 15, the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program at the Department of Defense was eliminated,” United Spinal said in a May 1 bulletin. “There was no notice.…

The University of Pittsburgh is conducting a research study involving military members and veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI). In a social media post, Brad Dicianno, M.D., a professor in the university’s department of physical medicine and rehabilitation, school of medicine, said, “We are looking for veterans with spinal cord injury and their caregivers to…

United Spinal Announces Priorities for Roll on Capitol Hill United Spinal Association has announced its priority issues for next month’s virtual Roll on Capitol Hill. In a May 21 bulletin, United Spinal said Roll on Capitol Hill advocates would focus on wheelchair service and repair reform to “reduce extensive repair delays”; legislation that would improve…

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is looking for adults with sub-acute spinal cord injuries (SCI) to participate in a trial of experimental drug NVG-291. For 12 weeks, participants will receive daily subcutaneous injections of either NVG-291 or a placebo. “In lab studies, NVG-291 improved locomotion and bladder recovery,” an AbilityLab announcement said. “Final testing of central nervous…

Civil rights advocate, educator, bioethicist, and author Brooke Ellison — who died on Feb. 4 at the age of 45 — is being remembered for the enormous impact she had on the disability community. In a Feb. 5 press release, United Spinal Association remembered Ellison for her “wisdom, warmth, and formidable intellect,” and noted that…

IUCRC BRAIN is partly funded by the National Science Foundation.

Artificial intelligence systems could sort through large volumes of data for researchers.

University of Sydney study will use brain imaging to better understand the pain that often accompanies spinal cord injuries.