Earlier this month, the Supreme Court ruled that a man's children conceived by artificial insemination after his death cannot receive Social Security survivor benefits. A woman used her husband's frozen sperm to conceive after his death and gave birth to twins. The...
On Memorial Day, we take the time to honor our veterans and the sacrifices made by their loved ones. In serving our country, many veterans are left with severe and debilitating injuries. Veterans in California and nationwide may be eligible for Social Security...
Patients suffering from nervous disorders and other painful diseases have often said that the use of marijuana helps with symptoms. Now a clinical trial suggests that there may be a legitimate medical reason. About 400,000 people in the United States have multiple...
Autism is often related to severe disabilities that can affect the ability to work. According to a recent report, one in three adults with autism have no paid job experience, or advanced education nearly seven years after graduation. This poses a serious problem...
While there is no known cause for schizophrenia, researchers have found a link between a woman's gluten sensitivity and the risk of a baby developing psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia. New evidence suggests that children of women with sensitivities to gluten...
Many disabilities are caused by severe injury to the head or spinal cord in accidents or falls. New research shows that individuals who are treated at high-level trauma centers are less likely to walk away with serious disabilities. Currently,...
It is not surprising that computers play an essential role in monitoring individual data by The Social Security Administration and other federal agencies. Now the SSA is giving millions of American adults with Social Security numbers to access a personalized statement...
Doctors and other health professionals have paid increased attention to Type 2 diabetes, the form of diabetes linked to youth. As obesity rates have climbed in children, so has the documented incidence of Type 2 diabetes. Now experts think that the disease is more...
After being diagnosed with fibrolamellar, a rare form of liver cancer, a woman is speaking out on behalf of cancer patients and survivors seeking disability benefits. Her grassroots work includes circulating a petition asking Congress to raise the resource limit on...
The federal government recently issued a warning about the fiscal challenges on the horizon for the Social Security Administration. The Social Security trust fund is now projected to run out of funds in 2033, three years earlier than previously projected. This is most...
