Seattle Children’s Hosptial betrayed the trust of the Blankenship family, whose autistic son was killed after a dental procedure at Seattle Children’s Hospital, as a result of a fatal overdose of pain medication prescribed by hospital employees. While admitting their mistake, the Seattle Children’s hospital, which has a Center for Children with Special Needs, has decided that fair compensation for an autistic child is less than other children. Despite its self appointment as a “world class health care center for children, Seattle’s Children’s hospital has walked away from an opportunity to help the Blankenship family heal from this tragedy and support the autism community in Seattle.

EARLIER this month, a study published in the journal Science answered a question that medical scientists had been asking since 2006, when they learned of a novel virus found in prostate tumors called xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus, or XMRV: Was it a human infection?

Toyota brings a 2011 Toyota Sienna that has a access seat that is automatic for people with disabilities.

Floridians based on a St. Petersburg Times article, can pay their credit card debit but are letting their mortgages lapse.

The National MS Society and the American Academy of Neurology co-host a Web forum on the potentials of early research on restricted blood flow in MS (CCSVI).

Top Florida officials decided to freeze a state investment pool of $14 billion on Thursday, after the financial panic-driven school boards and local governments started withdrawing billions of dollars from the fund.

There is a 24 month waiting period after your Social Security Disability benefits are awarded before you get your Medicare coverage. Federal legislation has been introduced to eliminate that waiting period.

There are 2.6 Million social security disability claims pending and the Social Security Administration is taking steps to speed up the 514 day processing period.

Tampa has one of the worst backlogs of denied Social Security Claims waiting for a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge. Social Security Commissioner Astrue and U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite visited the Tampa offices on February 6, 2009 and announced that a new Tampa office was being planned to help reduce the backlog of Social Security Disability cases.