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We Can Better Protect Kids From Head Injury in Football

Making youth football safer requires a collective effort

Oct 29, 2024
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Liberal Blood Transfusions Deliver Brain Function Benefit for the Critically Ill

Fewer cerebral ischemic events also observed with care teams quicker to give blood

Oct 09, 2024
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Former NFL QB's Dementia; Stem Cells Reverse Woman's Diabetes; More Free COVID Tests

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Sep 27, 2024
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TBI Blood Biomarkers Show Accuracy Within 30 Minutes of Injury

GFAP outperformed other measures tested

Sep 06, 2024
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One in Four Brain Injury Patients Who Appear Unresponsive Respond Covertly

Functional MRI and EEG detect awareness in coma or vegetative states

Aug 14, 2024
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Trauma Patients Without Insurance Taken Off Life Support Sooner, Study Finds

Clinicians must "uncomfortably" examine bias in life-and-death decisions, says expert

Jul 24, 2024
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Liberal Blood Transfusion After Traumatic Brain Injury May Hold Benefit

Trial didn't meet primary outcome, but functional independence scores were better

Jun 13, 2024
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Brain Injury More Severe From Falls at U.S.-Mexico Border Wall

People with border wall falls were less likely to receive follow-up care

Apr 10, 2024
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Can Targeting Normoxemia Benefit Critically Ill Trauma Patients?

Strategy appeared to increase supplemental oxygen-free days

Jan 24, 2024
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Ceftriaxone Prevents Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Brain Injury

Single-dose administered prophylactically associated with less pneumonia, mortality

Jan 22, 2024
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Deep Brain Stimulation Revives Cognitive Function After Traumatic Brain Injury

Pilot study shows promise in people with chronic cognitive deficits

Dec 04, 2023
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Opinion
Sen. McConnell Reminds Us That 'Just a Fall' Can Lead to So Much More

Falls should not be taken lightly, especially in older adults

Sep 07, 2023
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Head Injuries Decrease Long-Term Survival Time

Frequency of head hits, severity of impact raise mortality risk

Jan 23, 2023
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Opinion
The Internal Conflict of Being a Ringside Doctor

The aftermath of a 2019 fight nearly broke me

Sep 15, 2022
Nitin Sethi cutting a bandage off a boxer's hand following a fight.
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