Tag Archives: traumatic brain injuries

Ryan Freel is the First Baseball Player to be Diagnosed with a Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury

Ryan Freel, a six year veteran with the Cicinnati Reds, is known for his ostentatious, -->

How to Prevent Traumatic Brain Injuries

Each year, 1.7 million cases of traumatic brain injury occur and at least 5.3 million -->

Hits to the Head Don’t Differ With Age

According to research, most head injuries sustained football players, both youth and adult, occur during -->

DCoE Releases Clinical Guidance on Neuroimaging for Mild TBI

By Corina Notyce, DCoE Public Affairs July 25, 2013 The Defense Centers of Excellence for -->

Preventing Concussions: Pricey Football Helmets Unnecessary

New research has found that the heavier and more expensive football helmet sold today does -->

Traumatic Brain Injury: Long-Term & Severe Outcomes

TBI-Infographic.jpg Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious public health problem in the United States. -->

Let’s Include Children in the Concussion Discussion

As a society, we have become increasingly aware of the serious effects of repeated head -->

Veterans Paired with Dogs to Help PTSD and TBI Symptoms

The therapeutic effects of a canine companion are known by all dog lovers. Many recognize -->

A ‘Party Drug’ May Help the Brain Cope With Trauma

NY Times, Benedict Carey: Hundreds of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with post-traumatic stress have recently -->

Battling PTSD and TBI

By Mark Thompson, Time.US Somehow seems fitting on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 to note -->

Veterans’ Health: Beyond PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury

By Margaret Stone, Huffington Post: Over the past decade, the Department of Veterans Affairs and -->

Nursing Groups to receive PTSD and TBI training

From Stars and Stripes By LEO SHANE III Published: April 10, 2012 WASHINGTON — A -->

Army Focuses on Traumatic Brain Injuries

Ben Sherman: FORT SILL, Okla. — March is Brain Injury Awareness month, and the wars -->

Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder to receive health care for life

Bee Washington Bureau. By Michael Doyle — A federal judge has quietly approved a settlement -->

Rise in Vets with PTSD From Two Wars Strains Resources

By Greg Zoroya, USA Today: Ten thousand combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder flooded into -->

For Injured Veterans, Healing in Service to Others

New York Times Article by James Dao: While working with refugees and landmine survivors in -->

CDC reports increase in ED visits for concussions in children, teenagers.

A large number of media sources discussed a report showing a sizable increase in kids -->

Brain Injury May More Than Double Risk of Dementia in Older Veterans

AAIC Press Release: PARIS, July 18, 2011 – Older veterans who experienced traumatic brain injury -->

Traumatic Brain Injury and Coldplay

Many great trial lawyers have used music to inspire them, as themes of their case, -->

Veterans are being cheated out of healthcare

I have attached an article from NPR regarding how the Pentagon and private “independent” insurance -->