A friend recently shared a sad story about a young student who went to the hospital complaining of general pain and discomfort who recently died after being in a coma, and the family believes the specialist and administration failed them. The student of veterinary science’s professor visited during treatment before the student slipped into a […]
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The Trust: program focused on brain health and the well-being of retired NFL players
“The Trust” is a new program for retired NFL players with brain health issues. With so much attention focused on lawsuits and policy change for young athletes we do not hear as much about the health of athletes suffering from long-term brain injuries. When the stories of the suffering are told, too often it is […]
Read more...Sports injury puts high school football player in a coma
Not knowing if and when your son is going to return to a normal life must be the one of the toughest things a parent can withstand. Parents of Drew Williams, the collapsed Lane Tech High School football player faced such a grave accident last week. People at the scene reported it looked like Williams […]
Read more...Local sports heroes attend Chicago event to support concussion awareness, education and policy
On Monday, October 7, 2013, The Sports Legacy Institute, in conjunction with the Chicago Concussion Coalition, held their annual fall reception to benefit the Chicago Concussion Coalition’s efforts in educating, training and providing valuable resources to help protect student athletes and others from, and to reduce the number of permanent injuries caused by concussions and […]
Read more...Complex healthcare: Several factors contribute to medical mistakes and deaths
The recent political news and filibuster activity regarding defunding the Affordable Care Act could trigger a government shutdown. Imagine you or your loved one is a patient at a VA hospital when that happens! A friend once told a story about losing her grandfather during the U.S. Government shutdown in 1995 and 1996 when, for […]
Read more...Interview on Chicago Concussion Coalition and Sports Legacy Institute
Do you know someone who plays contact sports such as football, hockey, soccer or baseball? How about someone who cheers for the team? Maybe you also know a veteran of U.S. military service. Ok, what do you think all these people have in common? They are the focus of traumatic brain injury / concussion research, […]
Read more...About transvaginal mesh, lawsuits and product defects
Any mother, sister, daughter or female friend, who has experienced medical conditions requiring physician care, and even surgery, knows how upsetting these life events can be. To make matters worse, some of the surgical products used to cure problems, such as transvaginal mesh, can fail and cause tremendous suffering and re-occurrence of the original symptoms […]
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