To Love What Is
There's a new memoir coming out called To Love What Is: A Marriage Transformed by Alix Kates Shulman that does a wonderful job evoking so many subtle and complex emotions…
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What’s a Brain Injury Worth?
The military decided to up the value of disability payments to soldiers who experienced a brain injury. While the increase in compensation under the new guidelines for post-concussive and "mild"…
ReadLink between Brain Injury and Mental Problems in Delinquent Teens
The University of Michigan reports: “nearly one out of five delinquent youths suffers from traumatic brain injury, which can contribute to wide ranging mental illness”. U of M interviewed 720…
ReadBrain Injury and the NFL
The articles pop up on occasion–a football player here, a boxer there–and details the ongoing research that goes into sports-related concussions. Recently the New York Times ran a feature on…
ReadA Marine’s Private Hell
In the current issue of the New Yorker magazine there is a story by Bill Finnegan of the suicide of a Marine, Travis "Tebeaux" Twiggs and the death of his…
ReadNRI On The Road
It's conference season time for all of us at NRI. We'll be presenting at a variety of locations (listed below) and invite you to stop by and visit if you're…
ReadThe Cost of Brain Injury
Last week, while waiting for a train in DC's Union Station, I had a sobering moment. I was sitting in a cramped cafe, finishing up my coffee, when a man…
ReadHope on the Hill
This morning, I had the honor of giving a talk to the Congressional Task Force on Brain Injury in Washington DC. Congressman Bill Pascrell (NJ) gave me a wonderful introduction,…
ReadIncreased Brain Activity in those Suffering from Brain Injury
I recently visited a potential patient who had to put a lot of effort into answering my questions only to get frustrated when the words he wanted wouldn’t come out.…
ReadProof is in the Pharmaceuticals
Although it received little notice, a recent article from the Denver Post has one of the most curious and damning bits of evidence involving brain injured troops. By requesting information…
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