Posts Tagged ‘TBI’
By Paul Stone On June 4th, 2014
Late last year word got out that filmmaker Ridley Scott (Prometheus, Alien, Blade Runner) would be helming a feature film focused on brain injuries in professional sports. Scott has since…
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By Paul Stone On June 3rd, 2014
UPDATE – Marino stated late on Tuesday that he did not realize he would be listed as a plaintiff in concussion litigation filed against the NFL when he authorized a…
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By Paul Stone On June 2nd, 2014
How well do you know the symptoms of traumatic brain injuries? If I was to ask you to name all the signs of a traumatic brain injury, just how many…
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By Paul Stone On May 27th, 2014
Over just the past two years, countless tests have been developed ranging from smartphone apps to full systems which are capable of evaluating balance and reaction time. Many of these…
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By Paul Stone On May 23rd, 2014
A particularly nasty fall in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night has finally brought the issue of brain injuries to the forefront of basketball, just as it has…
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By jasonmaddox On May 22nd, 2014
As a US Army Infantry veteran with a service connected injury, the recent allegations of deaths due to health care failures within the VA medical system that directs my healthcare,…
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By jasonmaddox On May 21st, 2014
Sarah Varney with Kaiser Health News in collaboration with PBS News Hour recently published a report on the rate of mental illness among incarcerated men and women. The statics are…
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By Paul Stone On May 20th, 2014
Football receives most of the attention lately when it comes to athletics-related traumatic brain injuries, but the latest findings from studies focused on another sport may give a greater reason…
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By Paul Stone On May 19th, 2014
Over the past few years, the issue of brain injuries in sports of all levels has gone from a little-talked about health concern into one of the biggest health issues…
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By Paul Stone On May 12th, 2014
Children who suffer a concussion may have some symptoms like a headache that appear right after their injury, but they can also have longer-lasting effects well after the physical symptoms…
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