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Six Tips for Self-Advocacy During a High-Risk Pregnancy
/0 Comments/in Pregnancy /by Reiter & Walsh, P.C.High-risk pregnancies require more careful monitoring and follow-up to watch for developing complications during pregnancy, labor, and delivery. There are a lot of reasons a pregnancy might be considered high-risk. Some women enter a pregnancy high-risk, while others start out with a low-risk pregnancy but develop complications that put them in the high-risk category. Once…
Potential Treatment for Newborns with HIE: Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) Inhibition
/0 Comments/in Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) /by rstokesHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a type of birth injury that occurs when an baby’s brain is deprived of oxygenated blood at or around the time of birth. HIE is a major cause of neurological damage in term and near-term infants, and accounts for about 25% of deaths during the neonatal period. Even short durations of…
Indiana Family Fights to Treat Their Daughter’s Epilepsy with Cannabidiol (CBD)
/0 Comments/in Disability /by rstokesShortly after Lelah and Jade Jerger found a treatment that could stop their two year old daughter, Jaelah, from having epileptic seizures, child protective services showed up at their door. “They were going to take her,” Jade told NBC News. Why? Because the Jergers were treating Jaelah’s epilepsy with cannabidiol (CBD), an extract from the…
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) and Pregnancy Loss: Research Summary
/in Pregnancy /by MAhmetHigh blood pressure, known clinically as hypertension, is a condition in which the constant force of blood pushing against the walls of the blood vessels is too high. Blood pressure measurements are composed of two numbers: The systolic blood pressure (top number) And diastolic blood pressure (bottom number) The American College of Cardiology defines normal…
Disability Voting Rights: Fast Facts
/0 Comments/in Disability /by Reiter & Walsh, P.C.The following laws are in place to ensure that people with disabilities can vote in the U.S. Title II of The Americans with Disabilities Act: Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires state and local governments to ensure that individuals with disabilities have full and equal voting opportunities, including site selection, voter…