macular degeneration

Research

Retinal-Scan Analysis Can Predict Advance of Macular Degeneration, Study Finds

Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have found a new way to forecast which patients with age-related macular degeneration are likely to…
Community Rx (old)

A Coping Plan Can Help Fend Off Depression From Vision Loss

Patti Neighmond

About 25 percent of people with macular degeneration in both eyes develop clinical depression. But developing strategies for staying engaged in passions and people may cut that risk by more than half.
Sound Medicine Radio Hour

Sound Medicine: October 10, 2010

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/101010_full.mp3This week, the benefits of palliative care; slowing the progress of macular degeneration; bogus…

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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