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 -->