Study Reveals Nursing Home Falls Often Lead To Traumatic Brain Injuries
A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal underlines how vulnerable elderly individuals are to traumatic brain injuries, especially when those brain injuries occur as a...
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The Top Ten Civil Justice Stories of 2013 (Part 2)
In part two of our second annual countdown of the top 10 civil justice stories of 2013, we continue with the top five, culminating with the biggest civil justice story of the year. Read part 1 of the...
View ArticleScientists Find Out What Happens to the Brain During A Concussion
A recent article published in the journal Nature discussed what happens to a person’s brain following a concussion. Researchers were able to study the brains of animals immediately after a concussion...
View ArticleCar Accidents Leading Cause Of Traumatic Brain Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injury has been in the news a lot recently. First, with the thousands of lawsuits filed against the NFL by injured players and now with ongoing lawsuits against the NCAA. Athletes...
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Numerous Hampton Roads High Schools Using Potentially Unsafe Football Helmets
David Alan with WVEC 13 News Now discovered that potentially unsafe football helmets are being used in Chesapeake, Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach. In fact, WVEC 13 News Now...
View ArticleNew Study Shows ER Visits for Traumatic Brain Injury Up 30%
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the U.S. for over a decade. It compiled a report about TBI in the U.S. between 2002 and 2006 and found...
View ArticleNew Study: City Bike-Share Programs Decrease Bicycle-Related Head Injuries
Several news outlets yesterday reported on a new study about cities with bike-share programs and the rate of head injuries. Unfortunately, reporters opted for sensationalism over accuracy. Headlines...
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New Study Shows Poorer Outcomes for Minorities Suffering from Traumatic Brain...
A recent study by the Kessler foundation has raised a new issue in the battle to treat traumatic brain injury: ethnicity. The study, published in Neurorehabilitation, found that minorities do not have...
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Study Reveals Major Spike in Number of Young Concussion Victims
According to a study conducted by the independent, nonprofit organization Fair Health, the number of concussion diagnoses in children and teens under the age of 22 increased by an incredible 500...
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Can Mild Brain Injuries Cause Brain Damage?
One of the most serious injuries that an accident victim can suffer is a traumatic brain injury (TBI). According to national statistics, more than 1.5 million people become brain injury victims....
View ArticleNew Hormonal Therapy Could Help Serious Brain Injuries
A new development in hormonal therapy could provide relief to victims of devastating brain injury. The therapy is meant in part to help reduce the swelling that often takes place inside the brain after...
View ArticleStudy Reveals Nursing Home Falls Often Lead To Traumatic Brain Injuries
A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal underlines how vulnerable elderly individuals are to traumatic brain injuries, especially when those brain injuries occur as a...
View ArticleScientists Find Out What Happens to the Brain During A Concussion
A recent article published in the journal Nature discussed what happens to a person’s brain following a concussion. Researchers were able to study the brains of animals immediately after a concussion...
View ArticleCar Accidents Leading Cause Of Traumatic Brain Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injury has been in the news a lot recently. First, with the thousands of lawsuits filed against the NFL by injured players and now with ongoing lawsuits against the NCAA. Athletes...
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Numerous Hampton Roads High Schools Using Potentially Unsafe Football Helmets
David Alan with WVEC 13 News Now discovered that potentially unsafe football helmets are being used in Chesapeake, Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach. In fact, WVEC 13 News Now...
View ArticleNew Study Shows ER Visits for Traumatic Brain Injury Up 30%
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the U.S. for over a decade. It compiled a report about TBI in the U.S. between 2002 and 2006 and found...
View ArticleNew Study: City Bike-Share Programs Decrease Bicycle-Related Head Injuries
Several news outlets yesterday reported on a new study about cities with bike-share programs and the rate of head injuries. Unfortunately, reporters opted for sensationalism over accuracy. Headlines...
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New Study Shows Poorer Outcomes for Minorities Suffering from Traumatic Brain...
A recent study by the Kessler foundation has raised a new issue in the battle to treat traumatic brain injury: ethnicity. The study, published in Neurorehabilitation, found that minorities do not have...
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Study Reveals Major Spike in Number of Young Concussion Victims
According to a study conducted by the independent, nonprofit organization Fair Health, the number of concussion diagnoses in children and teens under the age of 22 increased by an incredible 500...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Can Mild Brain Injuries Cause Brain Damage?
One of the most serious injuries that an accident victim can suffer is a traumatic brain injury (TBI). According to national statistics, more than 1.5 million people become brain injury victims....
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