Office of Inspector General(OIG) STUDY. PLAY. OIG. established by law as an independent and objective oversight unit of the Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) with the statutory mission to protect the integrity of the HHS programs, as well as the health and welfare of beneficiaries served by those programs.
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the second leading cause of disability worldwide and a major contributor to the burden of suicide and ischemic heart disease, new data indicate. The findings highlight the importance of including depressive disorders as a global health priority, researchers say.
What Causes Paraplegia? Paraplegia has a host of causes, ranging from the local to the cerebral. Most commonly, paraplegia is the result of accidents, which occur most often in the young adult male population, between 15 and 35 years, and cause traumatic injury to the spinal cord. This accounts for more than three-quarters of the total cases of spinal injury.