Brain Injury

A Pittsburgh man has made national headlines now that he is suing the NCAA for not warning him of the lasting effects he would develop from being repeatedly concussed while he was a football player for California University of Pennsylvania...

No medical procedure is without risks and even the most so-called routine procedures can result in a patient suffering harm and painful injuries. An extreme and heart wrenching example of how even seemingly routine procedures can go wrong, involves the...

Decades ago, cancer was often euphemistically referred to as the "Big C." People tended to step delicately around the topic because a diagnosis of cancer often represented a death sentence for the person who received it.Science has made amazing progress...

With the recent $765 million brain injury settlement against the National Football League, many likely figured it was only a matter of time until a similar lawsuit was filed by former professional hockey players against the National Hockey League. Earlier...

When someone suffers a brain injury, the outcome of the injury is often hard to predict. In some cases the injured individual returns to normal within a short amount of time. Other times, the life of the person who suffered...

Most people are aware of how devastating a traumatic brain injury can be for the person who experiences it as well as his or her family. These injuries can occur as a result of many different situations. One of the...

Doctors and medical professionals often practice based off a common definition of what is and is not normal. For example, there is a medically normal range that a patient's blood pressure should fall within. Those individuals who fall outside that...

Residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania likely often hear the words brain injury. Throughout the state, residents suffer these injuries on a regular basis. While a brain injury can take multiple forms. One that is likely commonly suffered is a concussion. Though...

Brain injuries can happen to individuals of all ages as a result of many different things. Sometimes car accidents are to blame. Other times bicycle accidents or falls result in a brain injury. In the case of children it is...

Childhood is supposed to be a carefree and happy time. In fact, the biggest concern for most eight-year-olds in Ohio revolves around what game to play or friend to play with. The life of one eight-year-old girl was forever altered...

A recent brain injury lawsuit in Ohio shows the legal action victims can take against hospitals if their negligence leads to a serious injury. A couple filed a medical negligence claim against Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center after their...

In an effort to properly diagnose patients, doctors often rely upon so-called routine procedures. One such procedure that is readily used to aid in the diagnosis of stomach ailments, is an endoscopy. When an endoscopy is administered, doctors snake a...