North Shore University Hospital has been using a blood test instead of radiation to help determine whether a patient has ...

The days are longer and warmer and that means being more active outside. March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and doctors want you to prevent a lifelong injury to the head.  They can range from mild ...

Education on the prevalence and severity of TBIs may help patients better understand risk, and allow them to work on preventative strategies.

Professional boxer Isis Sio, 19, is awake and breathing on her own after spending more than a day in a medically induced coma ...

A plasma cartridge measuring Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) and Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1) has the potential to reduce computed tomography (CT) head use and streamline clinical ...

Early ketamine administration for severe traumatic brain injury is associated with a significantly reduced risk for mortality and brain death.

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is no longer bedridden – almost 13 years after a life-changing skiing accident left him in a coma. According to news reports from England, the 57-year-old has ...

A Charlotte man who was visiting his girlfriend in Gastonia got struck by an Amtrak train in January. He narrowly survived.

March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, and here in the Quad Cities, one local group is helping survivors find ...

She had to relearn everything — walking, talking, eating, getting dressed, reading and writing. Today, she thrives in her kindergarten classroom.