New York parents love their children. That means that, if there is a kid's bike in the garage, there should be a helmet next to it. And it should be a good one, manufactured with best efforts to truly protect a young skull and brain from impact injuries that might...
Month: June 2016
Did repetitive head injuries cause Muhammad Ali’s Parkinson’s disease?
The recent death of boxer Muhammad Ali is once again highlighting the dangers of head injuries, especially those suffered repeatedly by athletes in certain sports. Ali had Parkinson's disease, which is a neurological disease that has been linked by some studies to...
Was it brain-related medical malpractice? Consult a proven lawyer
A recent online article notes that health care professionals are "not always liable for all the harms a patient experiences," which is certainly true. And that reality can make it difficult sometimes for plaintiffs to prevail in medical malpractice cases, given the...
Head injuries in kids: report says undercounting is big problem
So, if adolescents in New York City, across the state and nationally are dutifully checking into emergency rooms when they suffer a traumatic brain injury (a concussion or other head trauma), and ER doctors are duly reporting such incidents, things are being tracked...
