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WASHINGTON — In the first month after a concussion, patients who display psychiatric symptoms, particularly after 7 days, were at increased risk for having a recovery that lasted longer than…
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced the award of 20 contracts for the Assisted Living Pilot Program for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (AL-TBI). Originally slated…
In honor of Brain Injury Awareness month, former pro snowboarder Kevin Pearce talks about how key the practice is to his ongoing brain injury recovery. On December 31, 2009, less…
Two disturbing numbers stand out in The American Legion’s recent survey of veterans dealing with traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder: 59 percent and 30 percent. Of the more…
FAYETTEVILLE (WTVD) — Friday, wounded warrior William Stewart received a new souped-up wheelchair. It has tracked wheels, and can plow through soft soil, and sand. Willie, as he is known…
After three decades of failure, researchers have found a treatment that greatly improves the prognosis for people having the most severe and disabling strokes. By directly removing large blood lots…
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After his fourth combat tour, to Afghanistan in 2011, Sgt. First Class Michael B. Lube, a proud member of the Army Special Forces, came home alienated and angry. Once a…
Peter Laboy perched on a step stool in the Alexandria Police Department, the simple task of inventorying uniform shirts vexing him. He stared for a while at a row of…
The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service offered a special event here on April 9, 2014. Jeremy Muncert, an Army Veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, spoke to a crowd of about…