Dalhousie University Researchers Seek Input on Rear Anti-Tip Devices Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is looking for feedback from English-speaking wheelchair service providers, manual wheelchair riders, and caregivers of manual wheelchair riders. The subject: rear anti-tip devices for manual wheelchairs and “your opinion on the usefulness of a new design.” In a social media…
Briefly: Survey Seeks Input on Rear Anti-Tips; Bryan Anderson Honored with Statue
University of Pittsburgh Study Seeks Input from Military Members, Veterans with SCI
Researchers are testing out a smartphone app to help veterans and caregivers manage medical issues.
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…
Briefly: RFK Jr. Sworn in as HHS Secretary; DAV Hiring Guide Offers Best Practices
Featuring the Department of Health & Human Services and Disabled American Veterans.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sworn in as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sworn in as the 26th secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). Kennedy was sworn on Feb. 13, following Senate confirmation along party lines. As NPR reported, Democrats opposed Kennedy’s “conspiracy theories” linking vaccines to autism…