3 Healthcare REITs With Low Volatility and an Average Yield of 5.47%
... Healthcare REITs With Low Volatility And An Average Yield Of 5.47% Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.: Based in Hunt Valley, Md., the company provides both lease and mortgage financing to qualified operators of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, rehabilitation … Read more on Seeking Alpha Pitt/UPMC team describes findings from BCI study in spinal cord-injured man in … Co-authors of the paper include Jennifer L. Collinger, Ph.D., Alan D. Degenhart, Andrew B. Schwartz, Ph.D., Douglas J. Weber, Ph.D., Brian Wodlinger, Ph.D., Ramana K. Vinjamuri, Ph.D., and Robin C. Ashmore, Ph.D., all of the University of Pittsburgh … Read more on EurekAlert (press release) Read ...
Docs, Families May Underestimate Patients' Odds After Some Strokes: Study
... families could be deciding to stop their loved one's life support too soon, pre-empting the possibility of successful rehabilitation and recovery from a certain form of stroke. The research found that more than one-third of people who … Read more on Health.com Paralysed ex-soldier named ambassador of hospital appeal A FORMER soldier who was paralysed while on active service in Iraq has become an ambassador for a hospital's fundraising campaign. Major Phil Packer, 40, suffered a spinal cord injury in February 2008 which left him paralysed in the legs. He had … Read more on Harrow Observer Read ...
What Do You Do When You Volunteer at a Hospital to Learn How to Become an OT?
Question by princess: What do you do when you volunteer at a hospital to learn how to become an OT? I plan to become an occupational therapist when i get older. But I am 15 years old right now. I was wondering what kinds of things do they let you do at the hospital when your volunteering to become an OT. Best answer: Read more... ...
WWA Event :: “Movement for Change: It’s Time to Soar”
... With Anthony hosted its first annual South Florida “Movement for Change: It’s Time to Soar” fundraising event in Hangar 9 at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. The evening of dinner, dancing, private jet tours and silent/live auctions honored Anthony’s surgeon, Dr. Allan Levi, Chief of Neurospine Service and Fellowship Director at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami and will also present financial grants to two local SCI victims so they can attend the Project Walk Spinal Cord Injury Rehab Center in California. Michael Yo was the MC and there was live entertainment by FUSION. Read ...
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
... in its fourth decade, the Giving Fund is an annual tradition that pairs the papers with the service agencies Family Centers and Person-to-Person. … needed eyeglasses; helped a grandmother make the final payment on a car that she needs to drive … Read more on The Advocate DCMA employees provide canine comfort to children and adults In 2012, they made 30 visits to events and locations, to include: a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (to visit patients in the Poly-Trauma Unit and the Spinal Cord Injury Unit); assisted living facilities; and programs for special needs children. Cindy … Read more on DVIDS Read ...
Tackling the NCDs
Tackling the NCDs Under the programme, well equipped physiotherapy centre is also functioning in the district. NCD Kupwara also conducts daily Oncology, Diabetic, Physiotherapy and counseling consultation. Medication for diabetes and cardio vascular diseases is given … Read more on Rising Kashmir (press release) Physiotherapy Associates [Health Awareness Month Promotion] Physiotherapy Associates offers a wide variety of outpatient rehabilitation. Rehabilitation programs include sports and musculoskeletal injury rehabilitation, total joint replacement rehabilitation, spine care, treatment for work related injuries, and … Read more on Patch.com Read more... ...
Please Help Me Find Out What It Is?(Neuropathy or Something Else)?
Question by madhu v.g: Please help me find out what it is?(neuropathy or something else)? My grandpa,few months ago had slight loss of control over his toe of left leg only(no pain,no numbness just loss of control i.e movements are dead but he can feel touch,heat or anythind else).It started slowly upwards to the ankle and now he has lost control over his left leg but has feel.Recently he had some heart trouble like a mild attack without much of his knowledge.recently he also trembled dw times and had tough time when sleeping and also had trouble to breathe at times.His calf of the left leg is loose and cannot tighten or loosen his muscle.Note that his is not a diabetic patient nor with BP etc.,Doctors sugested that he has neuropathy(vasculite,don’t if that is the exact term but sure about doctor saying it as neuropathy).He had never had pain of any sort and only left leg is affected. Read more... ...