‘Depression paralysed me more than quadriplegia’: A doctor’s remarkable story
Dr Dinesh Palipana will be a familiar to many readers as one of the first doctors with quadriplegia to continue their clinical practice. Less known…
Tag: Disabilities
Why patients with disabilities and mental distress are being turned away
It’s no secret COVID-19 is having a drastic impact on people’s wellbeing and has worsened an already rising trend in mental health problems. The Australian…
‘My wheelchair is my prison and my freedom,’ says GP with quadriplegia
After a catastrophic accident four years ago, Dr Steve Peterson has found ways to work as a GP and support rural communities.
People with intellectual disability ‘at increased cancer risk’
The largest study on the topic to date highlights a need for surveillance among this population, researchers say.
Vaccine rollout for those with disabilities ‘seriously deficient’: Royal commission
It says no state or territory should ease COVID-19 restrictions until everyone with a disability has been given the opportunity to be fully vaccina…
Govt forced to scrap NDIS independent assessments
'The reform was supposedly about fairness, but really it was about cost cutting,' says GP Dr James Best.
Does atopic dermatitis affect achievement at school?
Little research had been done on the topic but evidence is starting to build, expert says.
Govt pauses controversial overhaul of NDIS assessments
There were concerns GPs would have been excluded under the shift to independent assessments for disability support.
Major NDIS overhaul ‘shuts out GPs’ from independent assessments
A new approach will involve three-hour evaluations in the home by contracted allied health professionals.
Could doctors’ views about disabilities affect care?
80% of medics think those with significant disabilities have a worse quality of life, US survey shows.
