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What Every Parent Should Know About Childhood Concussions and Long-Term Learning

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We all know that childhood is full of bumps, bruises, and yes—sometimes concussions. A tumble off a bike, a collision on the soccer field—it happens. But what if those head injuries, even the “mild” ones, could echo into your...more

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Veterans Day Special Episode: Combating Traumatic Brain Injury

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In this special Veterans Day episode, Matt Miller is joined by Brandon Davis, of The Davis Focus Project and former Black Hawk instructor pilot in the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Brandon shares his experience...more

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Advancing Military Mental Health

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Research into psychedelic-assisted therapy receives funding in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. In an epoch marked by rapid innovation in mental health treatments, a paradigm shift is on the...more

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OFCCP Revised Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form Approved

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On April 25, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved OFCCP’s revised Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form (CC-305). OFCCP states the form was revised in order to “update the preferred language for...more

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OIG Issues Favorable Opinion Regarding Academic Medical Center Components’ Efforts to Provide Medical Care and Financial...

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On July 5, 2022, OIG posted Advisory Opinion No. 22-15, regarding a proposal by two universities to provide medical care and financial assistance to veterans with mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injuries and associated...more

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Early Mental Health Intervention Improves TBI Outcomes

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Victims of mild traumatic brain injury (“mTBI”) commonly report psychological distress, which is not surprising given the impact the injury can have on every aspect of everyday life including but not limited to balance,...more

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Study published by the American Academy of Neurology Finds that Poor Cognitive Outcomes Following Concussion are more Common than...

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A new study published February 16, 2022 by the American Academy of Neurology in the Journal “Neurology” finds that the frequency of clinically meaningful poor cognitive outcomes one year after a concussion are more common...more

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Defense Department Study Finds that Targeted Treatment Improves Chronic Symptoms Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

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A recent Defense Department/University of Pittsburgh study confirms three important points made in prior posts: So called “mild” traumatic brain injury (“mTBI”) can have long-term, disabling consequences (in both...more

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Alzheimer’s Researchers Find “Compelling” Evidence that Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries Increase the Risk of Dementia as much as...

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In a peer-reviewed article published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2020;78(2):757-775. doi: 10.3233/JAD-200662, Canadian researcher found that a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) almost doubled the risk...more

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Types of Mental Health Conditions After a Crash

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A person’s response to the distressing and disturbing nature of a crash can result in feeling a loss of control, helplessness, pain, confusion, loss of sense of self and self-worth, and an inability to cope. Injuries may...more

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Depression following Concussion is Highly Prevalent and Needs to Be Monitored and Treated

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A new study published in the Journal of Neurotrauma highlights the importance of monitoring TBI patients for the presence of depression symptoms and providing clinical support to prevent minor depression from converting into...more

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