A brain injury is not the same injury in an elderly person as it is in a child or young adult, according to a recent collection of papers published in NeuroRehabilitation: an Interdisciplinary Journal. Researchers suggest that the diagnosis, management, and treatment of traumatic brain…
The pain and non-epileptic seizures that you have been suffering since the time of your traumatic brain injury accident have changed your life. Yet, they may not be the only problems caused by your brain injury. Your life may change in other ways, too—according to…
If you’ve ever had to accompany a loved one to a Louisville hospital during a health emergency, you know how chaotic emergency rooms can be. You’re likely to be visited by half a dozen people on the hospital staff, from the records clerk to the…
We shake our heads when we hear on our Kentucky radio station that the latest and greatest football players have gotten a salary increase and are making many millions of dollars a year—for playing a game! Most of us will never in our lifetimes see…
Abuse and neglect of nursing home residents in Kentucky and elsewhere result from a number of factors, one of which is understaffing. There are simply too few employees to take adequate care of the residents. The Consequences of Understaffing What happens when there are not…
It is not your responsibility to avoid medical malpractice injuries. You can’t control what your doctor does, and you can’t foresee every possible mistake. Yet, you are the one who is going to feel the physical pain and bear the medical, emotional, and financial burden…