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The average Social Security disability benefits payout this year amounts to $1,277. According to the Social Security Administration, it paid out this amount to the average disabled worker as well as dependant in December 2020. Overall, according to data by the Social...
According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, the state is seeing a surge in Covid-19 infections, with the numbers close to the highest on record since January. Most infections are linked to the Delta variant, a highly contagious strain of the virus that has...
Lymphoma is a type of cancer that affects the lymphocytes or the white blood cells in your body. These white blood cells are a critical part of your immune system, carrying fluids throughout the lymph nodes across the body. A lymphoma is caused when these abnormal or...
Persons who suffer from arthritis may suffer intense pain at night, disturbing their sleep cycle and causing fatigue and drowsiness the next day. One recent study with 133 subjects found that more than half of the arthritic patients reported suffering from lower...
The average disability payment handed out in 2020 was approximately $1200. Many beneficiaries received lesser amounts, and payments can be as low as about $700 a month. Calls for an increase in the amount of disability benefits that Americans can recover after...
Gastroparesis is a chronic gastrointestinal condition in which the body’s ability to digest food and empty it from the stomach is impaired. This impairment could be the result of a nerve injury. Such injuries are especially common in people who suffer from diabetes....
A government watchdog report is asking an important question – Does the Social Security Administration’s expectation that judges resolve a minimum number of cases every year place an unfair burden on the administrative law judges who oversee disability hearings? A...
Long after the pandemic ends, its effects on our system will be felt in a number of ways, including the increase in the number of Social Security disability claims connected to Covid. Long Covid is now a confirmed health problem for many Covid survivors, and the long...
A variety of cancers, including skin cancer may qualify for benefits under the Social Security Disability programs. Applying for benefits can be more complicated in the case of skin cancer than with other types of cancers. Most skin cancers in the United States are...
Between Black women and white women, there exists a strong racial disparity in the prognosis for breast cancer. Black women who suffer from breast cancer have worse outcomes compared to white women who suffer from the disease. Those disparities have been reduced over...