The Other Concussion Problem in Football
Most people have heard about the concussion controversy in the NFL and NCAA, but we generally like that think that a combination of new regulations and continued research breakthroughs will…
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Malcolm Gladwell Suggests Drastic Action To Solve Football’s TBI Problem
Malcolm Gladwell has been a longtime New Yorker staff writer as well as the author of best-sellers The Tipping Point and Outliers about American college football. That means he has…
ReadCanadian Doctor Offers Six-Step Plan For Concussion Management
Currently, the recovery plan for the common types of concussions doctors see in emergency rooms is simple: rest. Rest your brain and rest your body, stay away from bright lights…
ReadThe NCAA Responds to Brain Injury Lawsuit
The NFL isn’t the only football league in the United States grappling with a troublesome brain injury lawsuit. While the NFL and its players are sent to mediation to settle…
ReadAn Objective Way To Measure The Risk of Brain Injury
We know that high-impact sports athletes are at a high risk for brain injury, but there has never been much of an objective way to identify the actual risk these…
ReadMilitary Brain Injury Study
Taking a play from the playbook of the National Football League, the US Military has created a “Brain Bank” repository program for the study of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in…
ReadColor Changing Patches Can Be Used To Diagnose TBI From Explosions
Researchers have been hard at work on using the newest technology and data to help diagnose brain injuries, but a new tool aimed at identifying potential brain injuries from bomb…
ReadIt May Not Be Safe To Drive After Brain Injury
Driving after a concussion may be dangerous to yourself and other drivers around you according to a new study out of the UK. As The Almagest reports, individuals who resume…
ReadIt’s a Family Affair: Welcome to the “New Normal”
Following a brain injury the person enters into a system of medical care starting with a hospital’s Emergency Department, then to the ICU and onto to acute care. In the…
ReadRise in Brain Injury ER Visits Causes Alarm for CDC
A recent increase in sport-related brain injuries among youth athletes is causing U.S. health officials to call for public policy changes, supported by the reduction in head-trauma deaths from motor…
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