In a comment letter addressed to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Patient & Provider Advocates for Telehealth (PPATH) urges them to continue to provide and expand on clear telehealth coverage policies through the CY2024 Medicare Physician...
World Mental Health Day: Protecting Our Emotional Health
Annually, World Mental Health Day (WMHD) is recognized internationally on October 10 and 2023 marks 31 years since it was established by the World Federation for Mental Health in 1992. This year’s theme is ‘mental health is a universal human right’ to improve...
Together We Care. Together We Share: Mental Illness Awareness Week
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year. Unlike a physical disability such as an amputation, mental health conditions while invisible can be just as challenging to live with. This is why very...
Register for the National Health Council’s Weight Management and Health Webinar
Weight management is a critical component of optimal health for all, but especially those living with chronic diseases and disabilities, including the limb loss community. The National Health Council (NHC) will host a virtual webinar on weight management and health on...
Resources in Celebration of National Women’s Health and Fitness Day
Ladies, today is your day! Highlighting the importance of total health care, National Women's Health and Fitness Day is recognized the last Wednesday of September each year. In 2023 the date falls on September 27. Mental health is just as important as physical health...
NIH Designates People with Disabilities as a Population with Health Disparities
Designation, new research program and update to NIH mission are actions to ensure inclusion of people with disabilities. On Tuesday, September 26, Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD),...
Amputee Coalition Expresses Support for Designating People with Disabilities as a Health Disparity Population
As one of 26 national organizations which make up the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC), the Amputee Coalition signed on to the DRRC’s advocacy letter on August 2. This letter was addressed to the Director of the National Institute of Minority...
Aging Gracefully: Healthy Aging Month
Did you know 85% of older adults have at least one chronic health condition, which can cause disability, and loss of quality of life and independence, according to the Alliance for Aging Research? September is Healthy Aging Month which promotes ways that people can...
Sepsis Survivor Shares Lifesaving Advice
By Katy Grainger, Amputee Coalition Certified Peer Visitor and Lead Advocate Five years ago, I was healthier than I had ever been, when I ended up losing seven of my fingertips and both of my lower legs from septic shock because of a small infection on my skin. My...
LimFlow Device Receives FDA Approval
Representing a significant breakthrough in amputation prevention, the LimFlow system was approved by the FDA on September 12, 2023. Monica Robins reported on the story for wkyc. LimFlow therapy is a minimally invasive procedure that bypasses blockages in arteries...