[Facilitating access to somatic care for adults suffering from severe mental disabilities].

For the purpose of improving the management of somatic disorders among patients suffering from severe intellectual development and autism spectrum disorders, a specific admissions mechanism has been implemented at Geneva University Hospitals (HUG). The Adult Psychiatric Hospital Unit (UPHA), a complex intervention unit, collaborates with HUG's Disability Program. From May 2018 to May 2019, 29 requests for hospitalizations were accepted.

Should patients with ALS gain weight during their follow-up?

It was recently postulated that a nutritional intervention aiming at achieving weight gain might increase survival in ALS patients. This article discusses the effect of nutritional status and weight gain on survival, respiratory status and physical function. Based on the available literature, it remains unknown whether weight gain during the progression of the disease improves survival whatever the baseline body weight is.