Archive for May, 2014
By Paul Stone On May 29th, 2014
Today, President Obama is bringing together 200 sports officials, medical experts, parent activists, and young athletes for the first White House summit on sports concussions, and the day looks to…
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By jasonmaddox On May 29th, 2014
Written by: Carolyn Roy-Bornstein, MD Part of the reason I was so excited about the opportunity to edit the new Chicken Soup for the Soul: Recovering From Traumatic Brain Injuries:…
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By jasonmaddox On May 29th, 2014
We are honored to share Dr. Carolyn Roy-Bornstein’s blog contribution with our readers. Dr. Roy-Bornstein brings a unique perspective to NeuroNotes since she is a physician, a parent as well…
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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 Paul Stone On May 21st, 2014
There is quite a variety of medicines used to treat the human body that come from weird sources. Some of the most infamous stories in all of medicine are the…
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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 jasonmaddox On May 20th, 2014
Severe brain injury doesn’t just impact the victim. The people who love and care for the survivors are just as devastated, but their needs are often overlooked. From the moment…
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