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Federal officials on Wednesday banned electrical shock devices used to discourage aggressive, self-harming behavior in patients with mental disabilities.The announcement from the Food and Drug Administration follows years of pressure from disability rights groups and mental health experts who have called the treatment outdated, ineffective and unethical. The agency first announced its intent to ban the devices in 2016.For years, the shock devices have been used by only one place in the U.S., the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center of Canton, Massachusetts, a residential school for people with autism and other psychiatric, developmental or mental disabilities. The FDA said Wednesday it estimates 45 to 50 people at the school are currently being treated with the device.School administrators have called the shocks a last resort to prevent dangerous behaviors, such as head-banging, throwing furniture or attacking teachers or classmates. The center has continued to use the shock devices under a decades-old legal settlement with the state of Massachusetts, but needs court approval before beginning use on each resident.School officials said in a statement they plan to challenge the government ban in court. A parents’ group also defended the practice and said it would fight the ban.“FDA made a decision based on politics, not facts, to deny this life saving, court-approved treatment,” the school said. Electric shocks and other painful or unpleasant treatments known as “aversive conditioning” were more widely accepted decades ago. But mainstream psychiatry now relies on behavioral modification, prescription drugs and other therapies that have proven more effective.“Through advancements in medical science, there are now more treatment options available to reduce or stop self-injurious or aggressive behavior,” said Dr. William Maisel, a director in the FDA’s device center, in a statement.The Rotenberg school has used shock devices carried in students’ backpacks, which were attached to their arms and legs via electrodes. School staffers could trigger a two-second shock to a patient’s skin by using a remote controller.Some patients from the Rotenberg center have compared the shocks to a bee sting or worse. The school has faced several lawsuits brought by families who said their children were traumatized by the shocks.Other parents say that the technique is the only thing that prevents violent, sometimes life-threatening behavior in their children.“We will continue to fight to keep our loved ones safe and alive and to retain access to this treatment of last resort which has allowed them to live a productive life,” said members of the Rotenberg’s parents association, in a statement. “There is simply no alternative.” The FDA, echoing psychiatric experts, said that the shock therapy can exacerbate dangerous behaviors and lead to depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Patients have also suffered burns and tissue damage due to the device, the agency said.Regulators said patients should instead receive treatments that focus on eliminating factors that trigger the behaviors or teaching patients coping skills to deal with them. The FDA has only banned two other products in more than 40 years of regulating medical devices -- powdered surgical gloves, which can cause allergic reactions, and fake hair implants, which caused infections and didn’t work. Typically, the FDA addresses safety issues by adding new warning labels or modifying instructions for devices. But the agency concluded that the problems with the shock devices could only be addressed by banning them.___Follow Matthew Perrone on Twitter: @AP_FDAwriter___The Associated Press receives 3717

For most of baseball's history, protective netting at stadiums only covered field-level seats behind home plate, which are typically the most expensive seats in stadiums. But a number of notable instances of people being struck by batted balls, some of whom were young children, has prompted baseball teams to expand netting. During Wednesday's MLB Winter Meetings, Commissioner Rob Manfred said all 30 MLB teams will now expand netting to extend "substantially" past the dugouts. This announcement goes beyond a 2015 study which recommended netting extend from dugout to dugout. Some teams were already planning on expanding netting in 2020 with several teams planning on expanding netting from foul pole to foul pole. The Washington Nationals announced in June plans to expand netting down the lines.In the last two years, two notable incidents seemed to prompt action from baseball officials.In 2017, Todd Frazier, then of the New York Yankees, drove a foul ball down the line, which struck a girl behind the third-base dugout. The incident drew an instant reaction from players. "I don't care about the damn view of a fan or what,'' Twins second baseman Brian Dozier told reporters after the game. "It's all about safety. I still have a knot in my stomach."Then in May, Chicago Cubs hitter Albert Almora struck a toddler sitting down the left-field line. The incident caused Almora to drop to his knees in grief as soon as the ball left his bat.The child was carried away to receive medical attention. According to MLB.com reporter Brian McTaggart, Almora went to a security guard to find out the child's condition. He then shared a hug with the guard and multiple teammates.The incident involving Almora was part of the reason why the Nationals decided to take action on expanded netting. "Over the past few weeks, we have seen several fans injured by bats and balls leaving the field of play at other stadiums," Nationals owner Mark D. Lerner said back in June. "I could not help but become emotional last month watching the Astros-Cubs game when a 4-year-old little girl was hit by a line drive. I can’t imagine what her parents must have felt in that moment. And to see the raw emotion and concern from Albert Almora Jr. was heartbreaking. Further extending the netting at Nationals Park will provide additional protection for our fans."Even with the risk to fans of serious injury at baseball games, the expansion of netting has been controversial. Some fans argue that expanding netting obstructs the view from the seats, and takes away opportunities to catch foul balls. 2594

Financial advisors around the country are offering pro bono help to those impacted financially by COVID-19, no strings attached.But despite the historic economic downturn, some advisors say they aren't getting many calls. "'Financial planning' evokes being wealthy, having stocks and bonds. And that's not necessarily the case," said Kristin Pugh, a senior wealth advisor in Georgia. She believes some people are deterred from seeking help because they have misconceptions about financial planning. Regardless of income, anyone with bills to pay and money to manage can benefit from this free help, Pugh said.Also servings as Director of Community Outreach and Pro Bono Planning for the Georgia Financial Planning Association (FPA), Pugh says doing this work is a personal mission for her."In short, growing up poor made it so I have a particular, want or need to help the community," said Pugh. "Just a deep empathy for the amount of financial illiteracy that's out there, because of my own experience growing up."The FPA reached out to chapters across the country to 1081

Federal prosecutors have charged a man in connection with the death of Mac Miller, who was found dead after a drug overdose in September 2018.According to a press release from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a federal criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday alleges that Cameron James Pettit supplied the late hip-hop artist, whose real name is Malcolm James McCormick, with counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl.Fentanyl has been increasingly tied to overdose deaths in recent years, 515

For Afghanstan war veteran Matthew McDonell of Wisconsin, Dec. 24, 2012 will be a day that changed his life in many ways."Christmas Eve we lost one of our teammates in a fire fight," 36-year-old Army Specialist McDonell said.That teammate was Sergeant Enrique Mondragon. Following his death on Christmas day, his squadron participated in a final roll call. A traditional military salute to a fallen soldier. It's a moment that will live with McDonell forever."It kind of starts going through your head why not me."Since then, things haven't been completely the same for McDonell. Holiday's became tough to celebrate. 628