When it comes to insurance companies, you may wish you had the inside scoop. Insurance companies can cause a tremendous amount of trouble after a personal injury accident and they can make filing your claim so much more difficult. While…
According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, traumatic brain injuries are responsible for more infant deaths and permanent disabilities than any other factor. Brain damage in newborns is usually the result of oxygen deprivation, blunt force trauma, compression during…
Even small collisions can have serious repercussions. Trauma to the head or back is especially severe, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 14 percent of brain injuries happen during car accidents. Treating these injuries…
Not all birth injuries are the results of medical negligence, but many are avoidable with a few diligent delivery practices. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, birth injuries are among the most common forms of medical malpractice.…
The NFL has already set up a fund to pay players and the families of players who are suffering from certain injuries as a result of playing football. Specifically, they can get the money—the payout is for $4 million—in some…
As the technology to measure the impact of brain injuries has become more sophisticated in recent decades, the medical and scientific communities have discovered that the ailment is more dangerous and widespread than previously thought. In fact, the statistics might…
Many people are aware that when troops come back from being deployed that the men and women returning to their communities sometimes experience difficulties caused by the experiences of war. For example, post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental disorder that…
Florida residents may be interested to know that a new study indicates serious head injuries have the potential to prematurely age the brain. The research was published in the April edition of the Annals of Neurology. The authors of the…
Many people are unaware of how easily some brain injuries can occur. Most of us associate brain injuries with head trauma similar to what professional boxers and football players experience. However, it’s important to remember that the brain is a…