Archive for September, 2010

Concussions On The Rise For Girls Playing Basketball, Study Says

Posted on September 14th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Football and baseball have gotten most of the press, but concussions are also on the rise in basketball, girls’ basketball in particular, according to a study published Monday by the Pediatrics medical journal. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds.2009-2497v1 The New York Times wrote a story about the study Tuesday, in a story headlined “In Basketball, Danger..
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New York Giants ‘Clarify’ Concussion History Of Tight End Kevin Boss

Posted on September 13th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

It looks like some NFL teams will do anything to keep a player on the field — including apparently not being forthcoming  about whether a player sustained a concussion. The New York Giants organization should be a bit ashamed about their comments — and lack of transparency — last year about tight end Kevin Boss,..
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Kidney Transplant Patient Gets Brain Injury And $6 Million Settlement

Posted on September 8th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

A transplant patient who went into the hospital to get a kidney and wound up with brain damage will receive a $6 million settlement from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, the Sun-Times reported Wednesday. The case involved diabetic Lauro Ortiz, who had been born with one kidney and sought to get..
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NJ Allows Private Helicopters To Fly Patients If Closest To Scene

Posted on September 2nd, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Time is of the essence when someone has sustained brain trauma, which is why I think New Jersey has made a wise decision regarding  the turf war between state-owned and private medical helicopters. There’s been an ongoing dispute between the state medevac service and private copter companies, The Star-Ledger of Newark reported..
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