Have dozens of people been wrongly convicted in shaken-baby syndrome cases? That’s the issue that The New York Times Magazine tackled Feb. 6, in much detail. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/magazine/06baby-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine A good portion of the story is about Trudy Ruenda, who was convicted in a shaken-baby case in Fairfax County, Va., involving baby Noah..
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Champion skier Lindsey Vonn bowed out of a World Cup slalom in Germany Friday due to a concussion, according to the Associated Press. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/05/sports/skiing/05sportsbriefs-vonn.html?scp=4&sq=Lindsey%20Vonn&st=cse Vonn decided to miss the race, which was won by Marlies Schild of Austria, despite the fact that she was cleared by doctors Friday. Vonn sustained a concussion during..
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The number of concussions in pro hockey this season has risen, although the National Hockey League is keeping mum on exactly what the number is so far. The New York Times published a story Sunday based on a news conference that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman gave during All-Star weekend. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/sports/hockey/30nhl.html?_r=1&ref=hockey He said..
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USA Hockey is considering making it a penalty for young players to make contact to another player’s head or neck, according to The New York Times. The amateur hockey organization is also weighing whether to ban body checking for boys younger than 13, the Times reported. The way rules stand now, “there is..
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Young Man’s TBI Recovery May be What Gifford Faces in Recovery The New York Times Monday did a profile of a young man who, after being shot through the head, underwent treatment at the same facility where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will be going: the Institute for Rehabilitation and Research in Houston. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/us/24rehab.html?scp=1&sq=mark%20steinhubl&st=cse..
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U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Friday was moved from Tucson to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, where she will do what most expect to be a difficult rehabiliation from the gunshot wound she sustained to the head Jan. 8. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/us/22giffords.html?_r=1&hpw Giffords, who has so far been making a miraculous recovery from her horrific..
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U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is in fact headed to a Houston rehabilitation hospital to continue her recovery from a gunshot wound in her head following a bloodbath in Tucson Jan. 8. http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_17137388?nclick_check=1 Unless there are any unexpected medical problems, Giffords will be transferred Friday to the TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital..
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U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is continuing to make what doctors call miraculous progress after being shot in the head, and will be on her way to a rehabilitation facility soon, according to press reports Monday. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703396604576088303403067640.html Giffords’ relatives have already started the hunt for a rehab center for the congresswoman, who was..
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords opened her eyes Wednesday, President Barack Obama told an overflow audience during his speech at a tribute to her and the others injured or killed during a massacre outside a Tucson supermarket last weekend. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/12/20110112giffords-shooting-obama-tucson-speech-brk12-ON.html Obama unexpectedly delivered the report on Giffords, who was shot through the head in..
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ condition remained the same Monday, according to the doctors treating her for the gunshot wound in the head she sustained Saturday. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-arizona-shooting-medical-20110111,0,1714259.story During a press conference at University Medical Center (UMC) in Tucson, physcians said they are waiting to see if Giffords’ brain swells any more. Brain swelling usually peaks..
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