A recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association found that breast cancer survival rates on the whole are three years shorter for black women compared to their white counterparts. Primarily, researchers say, this is a function of the fact that black women tend to not receive…
A working group at the National Cancer Institute has recommended sweeping changes in the way we detect, diagnose and treat cancer. Our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance attorneys have some concerns regarding these recommendations, particularly as they relate to diagnoses. We know that while many cancer patients are eligible for…
Charity runs and ribbons and awareness fliers are common for a number of ailments, including breast and prostate cancer. Certainly, those are worthwhile causes. However, our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance attorneys recognize that kidney disease, which garners far less attention, actually affects more people and kills more Americans than…
The average 20-year-old has a one-in-five chance of becoming disabled at some point during their professional lives, according to the Social Security Administration. However, those figures rise as we age. Our Boston SSDI attorneys know that the fear of aging is not so much about the number of candles on…
A new report by the National Center for Health Statistics indicates that the racial disparity between white and black Americans as it relates to life expectancy has narrowed significantly in the last eight decades, but we still have a long way to go. According to the report, there remains a…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which refers to a series of diseases that cause airway blockage and breathing problems, is the third-leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And yet, our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance lawyers know that rarely will…
The American Medical Association recently made headlines by formally declaring that obesity is a disability. Already known to be a serious health issue, the ruling is intended to force the medical community to peer beyond the cosmetic consequences and delve into territory they may have otherwise made them uncomfortable in…
There is a misconception that depression is a minor ailment, something that is “all in your head” or reversible with a simple outlook adjustment. Our Boston Social Security Disability Lawyers recognize it for what it is: a chronic, clinical impairment that in some cases is not only incredibly debilitating, but…
For some people, Social Security Disability Insurance benefits will be the only hope of financial survival until they reach 65 and begin receiving their Social Security retirement benefits. But our Boston SSDI lawyers know that especially for those who are younger when they began receiving the benefits and whose condition…
A new drug that would ease the pain symptoms of sickle-cell anemia sufferers has been moved to Phase II clinical testing trials by a team of researchers – some from the Dana-Faber/Children’s Hospital Cancer Center in Boston – with an $11 million federal grant from the National Institutes of Health.…