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Elon Musk’s ban on remote work at X beats disability bias claim

A federal judge in California on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Elon Musk forced the social media platform X to stop hiring people with disabilities after he took control of the platform and banned employees from working from home. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Holguin in San Francisco said Dmitry Volodaenko, a plaintiff in a […]

Intellectual disability disorder may be linked to a single, ‘surprising’ gene

Scientists have identified the genetic basis of a disease that causes intellectual disability, affecting around 1 in 20,000 young people. The disorder is characterised by symptoms such as short stature, microcephaly, seizures and reduced muscle mass. It is hoped that this discovery will facilitate the development of new diagnostic methods and provide answers for affected […]

Sunak announces disability benefit curbs to tackle ‘sicknote culture’ | Welfare

Rishi Sunak announced new cuts to disability benefits and said he wanted to consider whether some cash payments for claimants suffering from mental health conditions could be replaced with access to treatment and services. In his speech on welfare, the Prime Minister said he would launch a consultation on Personal Independence Allowance (PIP), a means-tested […]