Shock therapy might sound outdated and even somewhat archaic, but low levels of electric stimulation has proven to have a variety of benefits when used appropriately. The FDA just gave a thumbs up to ...
With a sign in hand, a 16-year-old autistic Massachusetts resident stood along a busy Canton road just outside a facility still using electric shock devices on people like him. “This is a cause I care ...
This story was published in partnership with The 19th, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy. Correction & clarification: This story originally said the majority ...
Federal appeals court vacates FDA rule banning electric shock devices to treat self-harming behavior
A Massachusetts school for individuals with severe behavioral issues and intellectual disabilities can continue to use electric shock devices to stop students from harming themselves and others, a ...
Regulators seeking to end the use of electric shock devices on people with disabilities have been swept into the government upheaval under President Trump. By Rachel Nostrant Photographs by Kayana ...
Jennifer Msumba regularly wakes up screaming “no stop,” she told the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities during a hearing on Monday. Her nightmares have ...
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