For years, veterans who live with a debilitating lung ailment after being exposed to toxic air and burning trash during their service have reported they’ve struggled to get disability benefits through ...

Yes, any type of diabetes can qualify as a disability under federal law. You can get legal protections at school and work because of this condition. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a lifelong autoimmune ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “Are you sure you’re going to be able to do this?” a doctor asked Heather Watkins ...

Anorexia is an eating disorder and a mental health condition that can be straining on both a physical and an emotional level. While eating disorders, including anorexia, are classified as mental ...

Disability insurance is an important element in protecting your financial well-being. This insurance offers income replacement if you get hurt or can no longer work because of physical limitations. So ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Kinsley Kilpatrick put on a convincing show. During visits to Atlanta VA ...

What do I need to do to get disability benefits from Social Security? I’m 60 years old and have a medical condition that doesn’t allow me to work at my job anymore, but I’ve read that getting ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gus Alexiou is a London-based reporter covering disability inclusion. Mar 13, 2024, 04:05am EDT A disability smart image of a ...

There are some 6.2 million Veterans in the U.S. who receive disability benefits from the VA. Compensation offers tax-free monthly benefits for those with disabilities resulting from diseases, events, ...

It’s never been easy to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Christopher Tincher knows this firsthand. Tincher began his working life in a coal mine in Aflex, Kentucky, as a teenager in ...