Everyday People Matter
Patients suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (“COPD”), a serious respiratory condition, have been struggling to access necessary medical attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic has helped shine the spotlight on respiratory...
Pancreatic cancer is one of the conditions included by the Social Security Administration under the Compassionate Allowances program. The Compassionate Allowances program allows for Social Security disability claims for certain types of medical conditions,...
Members of the military may be eligible for both Social Security disability benefits and Veterans’ benefits from the Veterans’ Administration. Veterans who are applying for benefits from the VA must show that their injuries are connected to their military duty....
More than 3 million Americans live with epilepsy, a neurological condition that is marked by frequent seizures, among other symptoms. The month of November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. Epilepsy can be a lifelong condition with no complete cure. However, it is...
A new drug that works in a different way to treat chronic lower back pain is welcome news for thousands of Georgians who struggle with chronic pain. A recent study found that Tanezumab, a nonopioid pain medication, works by inhibiting the nerve growth factor, a...
Debilitating, chronic pain can be a basis for a claim for Social Security disability benefits. New studies show that more middle-aged Americans are living with chronic pain. According to a new study, pain in middle-aged Americans seems to surface much earlier in...
When a person suffers from a medical condition that prevents him/her from going to work, then that person may be eligible for Social Security disability benefits. However, it is not just the disabled worker who is eligible for benefits. In some cases, the family...
This morning on Election Day, I was listening to this powerful NPR podcast about Frederick Douglass and the sacred right to vote. Douglass, as everyone probably knows, was a fugitive slave who became a prominent orator, author and activist in the anti-slavery...
October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. This designation hopes to raise public awareness about this disorder which impacts the spine and neurological system. Spina bifida is a congenital condition that can result in a number of symptoms that involve the spinal cord,...
The liver is one of the hardest working organs in the human body, performing as many as 200 important bodily functions every day. Any conditions or disorders concerning the liver can lead to symptoms that make it very difficult for a person to lead a productive life....