Read Time: Scientists have long believed that a single traumatic brain injury (TBI) earlier in life may contribute to problems with memory, thinking and depression later in life. In most previous studies, however, research failed to examine the possible role of having a history of exposure to repetitive head impacts, including those leading to subconcussive injuries, in these later-life problems. In the largest study of its kind, an association has been found in living patients exposed to repetitive head impacts and difficulties with cognitive functioning and depression years or decades later Continue reading →

Michael Hickson, husband to Melissa and father of five children, died at age 46 on Thursday, June 11 at St. Davids South Austin Medical Center after the hospital withheld treatment from him, including hydration and nutrition, for six days Continue reading →

(RNS) It's not difficult to find examples in these dark times of people with cognitive disabilities being discarded. The New York Times recently told the story of patients with dementia being dumped like trash from nursing homes into unregulated boarding houses so the nursing homes could take more lucrative patients with COVID-19. One patient with dementia was found wandering the streets of Los Angeles. Continue reading →

News Annovis Bio is developing new methods to treat neurodegenerative disorders and brain injuries caused by viral infections like the coronavirus, COVID-19. Maria Maccecchini is the founder, president and chief executive officer at Annovis Bio. / Courtesy NextUp is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia regions life sciences ecosystem Continue reading →

Dr. Paul Harch is a world-renowned leading expert in hyperbaric medicine.Using his 30+ years ofHyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)experience, Dr Continue reading →

Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 8:05 am Press Release: Health Research Council Of New Zealand New Zealand researchers are about to undertake the largest-ever trial of corticosteroids in women having planned caesareans, to assess the treatments benefit and potential harm in newborns. Continue reading →

SLOUGH, United Kingdom and RICHMOND, Va., June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Indivior PLC (LON: INDV) announces new data from the two-year analysis of the 24-month real-world observational study, RECOVER (Remission from Chronic Opioid UseStudying Environmental and SocioEconomic Factors on Recovery). The RECOVER study examines long-term recovery in individuals with moderate to severe opioid use disorder (OUD) following their transition from two Phase 3 clinical trials ofSUBLOCADE (buprenorphine extended-release) injection, for subcutaneous use (CIII) into a real-world setting.1 This is the first analysis to examine patient outcomes two years after receiving up to 18 months of treatment with SUBLOCADE. Continue reading →

A DISABLED man died from COVID-19 because medics at a Texas hospital wouldn't treat him, a pro-life organization claimed. St Davids South Austin Medical Center allegedly refused to treat quadriplegic Michael Hickson, 46, because his disability meant he had "no quality of life." He contracted COVID-19 from a staff member in his nursing home, developed pneumonia, and was then hospitalized at St David's. Texas Right to Life claimed that he was refused food and treatment for coronavirus there for six days before his virus death on June 11, 2020 Continue reading →

Disaster psychologists say that emergencies have emotional phases. Continue reading →

Narcolepsy is a condition that can have a huge psychological, social and physical impact on those who have it. It is characterised by sleep attacks where sufferers fall asleep and sometimes drop to the ground without warning. Considerable progress has been made in the past thirty years to understand this rare, long term brain condition but there are still many unknowns Continue reading →