Catching COVID-19 a second or more time heightens one’s risk for contracting Long COVID. A recent Veterans Administration Health Study found that the risk of Long COVID increased with each subsequent re-infection. Long COVID symptoms include malaise, fatigue,...
Can you invest your Social Security Disability benefits in a Roth IRA? Roth IRAs are a type of individual retirement account that can allow you to save earned income while allowing that income to grow. You can withdraw that income at a certain point of time in the...
Yesterday the 11th Circuit lifted immediately an injunction from the lower courts on Georgia’s Heartbeat Bill – HB 481, making it law in Georgia. The statute, known as the “Heartbeat Bill” provides that unborn persons have equal rights with born humans. An unborn...
The Trump administration’s anti-fraud program, known as the Civil Monetary Penalty Program, unfairly levied fines against the poor and elderly. Without providing due process for the beneficiaries, staff attorneys for the program were directed to assess fines more...
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited condition that can cause a number of complications. A person who suffers from sickle cell anemia has red blood cells that are sickle- shaped rather than the standard round -shaped cells. The cells are also much more likely to die...
The week between June 12 and June 18 this year was marked as Scleroderma Awareness Week occurred between June 12 and 18. Scleraderma is an autoimmune condition that is characterized by thickness and tightening of the skin. The skin may look leathery and become...
June 5th commermorated National Cancer Survivors’ Day. The occasion celebrated cancer survivors’ strength and determination. The first Sunday of June is typically National Cancer Survivors’ Day, and is meant to be a celebration of those who have beaten cancer. The...
Arthritis is one of the most commonly-cited causes of Social Security disability claims in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that as many as 58 million Americans suffer from arthritis. More than 23 million American arthritis...
You might not know this but disability benefits claims filed in some states have a much higher chance of being approved. While the Social Security Disability Insurance program is a federal program, claims in some states have a higher approval rate. According...
In his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden tackled an issue that has long been on his agenda. The President called for a bill to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. That proposal, along with the capping of the price of...