brain injuries
Posted Sep 9, 2021, 8:33 am
David Rodish
/Cronkite News
Arizona Cardinals’ wide receiver Christian Kirk talked about the Barrow Brainbook, an educational module introduced 10 years ago to teach students how to prevent concussions, in large part because of a better understanding of the byproduct of concussions and head trauma.... Read more»
Posted Jun 11, 2015, 12:38 pm
Rick Schmitt
/Center for Public Integrity
After years of inaction, federal regulators are trying to crack down on the use of cheap novelty helmets linked to thousands of motorcycle crash deaths and injuries in recent years.... Read more»
Posted Feb 10, 2013, 12:25 pm
Christie Thompson
/ProPublica
The wars may be winding down, but the battle against PTSD is far from over. We’ve compiled some of the best journalism on the mental traumas faced by a generation of service men and women, and the U.S. military’s struggle to treat them.... Read more»
Posted Jun 7, 2012, 8:39 am
Rick Schmitt
/FairWarning
In a highly touted safety achievement, deaths on the nation's roads and highways have fallen sharply in recent years, to the lowest total in more than a half-century. But motorcyclists have missed out on that dramatic improvement, and the news for them has been increasingly grim.... Read more»
Posted May 12, 2011, 5:13 pm
Joaquin Sapien
/ProPublica
More than half of all Iraq and Afghanistan veterans treated in VA hospitals since 2002 have been diagnosed, at least preliminarily, with mental health problems.... Read more»