Every year, approximately 17,000 new cases of spinal cord injury are reported in the United States. Recovering from an SCI
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Continue reading »Findings from CARE Consortium added to global repository for brain injury data
Data from the world’s most comprehensive concussion study is now publicly available in a repository aimed at providing traumatic brain
Continue reading »Dialysis patients at risk of progressive brain injury
Kidney dialysis can cause short-term ‘cerebral stunning’ and may be associated with progressive brain injury in those who receive the
Continue reading »New way to ID cognitively aware yet unresponsive people with severe brain injury
Some brain-injured people left with disorders of consciousness—unable to communicate or respond, such as people in a coma—nevertheless show normal
Continue reading »How to help protect yourself from vaccine administration injury
A study by researchers at the University of Waterloo reiterates the need for health care professionals, including pharmacists, to take
Continue reading »Researchers make essential imaging tests safer for people at risk of acute kidney injury
Every year, millions of people undergo medical tests and procedures, such as coronary angiography, which use intravascular contrast dyes. “For
Continue reading »Radial nerve injury: Symptoms, causes, and treatment
Radial nerve injury can cause pain, weakness, and loss of function in the wrist, hand, and fingers. A common term
Continue reading »Common painkiller not effective for chronic pain after traumatic nerve injury
A new study out today in the Journal of Neurology finds that pregabalin is not effective in controlling the chronic
Continue reading »Natural Ingredients That Will Stop Inflammation In Its Tracks
Inflammation is a completely normal (and essential!) defence mechanism that protects us from infection, helps to repair damaged tissue and
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