FDA delays Decision on Moderna vaccine for adolescents citing heart problems, Yet Pfizer authorized for teens, despite higher number of myocarditis reports

By Megan Redshaw

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Oct. 15 it was delaying a decision on authorizing Moderna’s COVID vaccine for adolescents while the agency assesses whether the shot could increase the risk of myocarditis, a heart inflammatory condition, the Wall Street Journ

Kimihia te Hauora Hinengaro: Pathways to Mental Health

Report by Mark Strang, Dr Tanya Allport, Haze White

This report report is on a study conducted by Wai Research which explores the relevance of the inclusion of Māori cultural elements in therapeutic care for Urban Māori in West Auckland. It explores the relationship between culture and mental health

Patient Advisory Committees connecting the research and patient communities

This knowledge exchange would be valuable in every organisation in every country

From website of Ontario Brain Institute:

Patient Advisory Committees bring the patient voice to our Integrated Discovery Programs.

The committees promote knowledge exchange between patients, advocates, caregivers and re

New international initiative about Global Research on Developmental Disabilities

Intended as a diversified, cross-cultural, and inclusive consortium of professionals, carers, and parents with and without lived experience of lifelong disability dedicated to advancing optimal early childhood development for children with disabilities from birth to age 5 years

From Bolajoko O. Olus

Early Interventionists' Ratings of Family-Centered Practices in Natural Environments - Report

‘research suggests that many early interventionists continue to work directly with the child’

From the website below:

"Part C early intervention services should be family centered and occur in the context of families' natural environments and daily routines; yet research suggests that many early int

Doctors and scientists call for Protective Policy after historic court ruling on wireless radiation. VIDEO

In a press conference now posted online

- doctors and scientists are calling for action after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's August 13, 2021, decision found the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) failed to explain why it ignored science showing harmful effects

‘Small projects at a snail’s pace - small for whom?’ An article from Norway

By stepping back, and taking time to tell and retell the story, the small projects turn bigger and the snail’s pace becomes an oasis in which to step back and take a break

From Ena Caterina Heimdahl:

The Norwegian Ministry of Education, 2018, writes that “Inclusion of all children is one of the most

Physical rehabilitation interventions in children with acquired brain injury: a scoping review

By Christiaan Gmelig Meyling, Olaf Verschuren, Ingrid R Rentinck, Raoul H H Engelbert, Jan Willem Gorter. 26 July 2021

Abstract

Aim: To synthesize the evidence about the characteristics (frequency, intensity, time, type) and effects of physical rehabilitation interventions on functional recovery and