October 27, 2015 Concussions may linger among professional baseball players Professional baseball players may not be fully recovered when they return to play after a concussion, a new study suggests.
October 27, 2015 China suffers another terrible escalator accident Another day, another devastating escalator accident in China.
October 27, 2015 American Medical Association adopts youth sports concussion policy The American Medical Association, responding to rising concern about concussions in youth sports like soccer and football, on Tuesday adopted policies intended to lower the risk of these brain injuries and called for prompt diagnosis and medical care.
October 27, 2015 Rare form of amnesia causes woman, 32, to wake up thinking she’s 15 One morning in 2008, 32-year-old Naomi Jacobs woke up in a home she didn’t recognize, to a son she didn’t know, thinking she was 15 years old.
October 27, 2015 Explosive blasts leave distinct injuries in veterans’ brains, study finds New research shows that veterans who survived explosive blasts have distinct brain changes, suggesting that these impacts may be to blame for many of the psychological and social problems that vets face upon returning home.
October 27, 2015 Buffalo cancer hospital doctor dies after Colorado skiing accident The head of the leukemia section at Buffalo's Roswell Park Cancer Institute has died from injuries suffered in a ski accident in Colorado earlier this month.
October 27, 2015 Brain trauma widespread among high school football players, researchers say Football is a dangerous sport. Even with the best protective gear, sprained knees, pulled muscles and an occasional broken bone are part of the game. But seven years of research into the impact of head trauma in high school players points to new dangers that parents will find extremely alarming.
October 27, 2015 Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for autism, brain injury growing despite evidence of efficacy Lee Frost spent three months in 2013 taking her son Callum for treatment in a high-pressure oxygen chamber, in hopes it would help his severe autism. Ms. Frost, frustrated by the lack of approved treatments for her son, discovered hyperbaric oxygen therapy through online research.
October 27, 2015 US aims to crack down on 'novelty' motorcycle helmets U.S. transportation regulators on Wednesday called for stronger rules for motorcycle helmets, proposing additional safety requirements in an effort to crack down on "novelty" helmets that do not meet federal standards.
October 27, 2015 Not even helmets help pro bull riders stave off concussions Kasey Hayes hopped on the bovine beast trapped in the narrow holding pen like he'd done hundreds of times.
