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Created: January 18, 2021 01:00 AM The pandemic has changed our habits -- and that means many more people are heading outside for activities while keeping socially distanced. Among them, people who may be engaging in snow sports for the first time or first time in a long time and that means they need to take precautions to protect their head. In fact, January is National Winter Sports TBI Awareness Month – TBI being Traumatic Brain Injury. Dr. Hamish Kerr is a physician at Albany Medical Center who specializes in sports-related concussions. Digital-exclusive health reports from D...

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Wounded Warrior Homes has launched their end of year giving campaign, Full Force 4 Vets. Full Force 4 Vets will provide 365 days of safe and secure housing, food, and comprehensive services for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress (PTSD) or Traumatic Brain Injury. Wounded Warrior Homes was established to serve our heroes by providing them with a safe environment of support and supplemental services to aid them in transitioning back to civilian life. The nonprofit provides transitional housing and re-integrative services to post 9/11 veterans with Traumatic Brain ...

Updated on December 21, 2020 at 11:54 am NBC Universal, Inc. With a first-hand understanding of life with a Traumatic Brain Injury, Meredith Casey organized a campaign to deliver gifts to children who will wake up in the hospital on Christmas Day. Casey, a Freshman at North Reading High School, suffered a life-changing brain injury five years ago. She since created a non-profit, the Mighty Meredith Project, dedicated to raising awareness about Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and helping others with a message of kindness at the heart of her organization. The motto: "Be Kind, It’s Good For th...

Star Journal Veterans News: Understanding the definition of ‘catastrophically disabled’ Oneida County Veterans Services Officer Veterans are considered to be catastrophically disabled when they have a severely disabling injury, disorder, or disease that permanently compromises their ability to carry out the activities of daily living. The disability must be of such a degree that the veteran requires personal or mechanical assistance to leave their home or bed or requires constant supervision to avoid physical harm to themselves or others. Veter...

The Community Guidance Center is proud to announce Dr. Reece Rahman as the new Chief Clinical Officer. Dr. Rahman was born in Alabama and raised in Michigan, having completed his undergraduate education at the University of Michigan, his doctoral education at Kent State University, and his clinical internship at the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center. He subsequently completed a National Institute of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship/Residency at the University of Michigan Health Systems /Hospital Ann Arbor, MI; having specialized in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, with a focus upon Spinal Chord In...