Humanitarianism deals with actively working to improve the happiness and welfare of others. The concepts of humanitarianism and advocacy are actually integral to the workers’ compensation industry, as we’re in the unique position to offer solutions that are truly win-win …
New research bolsters evidence that a simple blood test may someday be used to detect concussions. It suggests that a protein linked with head trauma may be present in blood up to a week after injury, which could help diagnose …
A dissenting plaintiff’s attorney told a federal judge Friday that a reworked class-action head-injury settlement with the NCAA is as bad as the one the same judge rejected in December – though other attorneys defended it. The hearing in U.S. …
A decision to wear a helmet is already paying off for veteran long-distance musher Brent Sass. A chunk is missing from the brim of the downhill ski helmet he now wears on the trail, the result of a crash into …
A lawsuit filed by the mother of an injured Clear Lake, Iowa, football player against the Clear Lake Community School District won’t go to trial until 2016. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that a court scheduling order filed Thursday …
A girl who was fatally injured in a playground accident at a Vancouver, Wash., school has been identified as 7-year-old Stormy Solis. The Columbian reports the Multnomah County medical examiner’s office said she died of a closed head injury. KATU …
Police say four children have been hospitalized after falling from atop a moving car following a swim trip to a North Texas community pool. Crowley police say two mothers face charges after letting six children ride on the hood and …
An attorney for a Tampa, Fla., high school football player who hit his head during practice has sent the Hillsborough County School District a notice of intent to sue. Attorney Steve Yerrid sent the notice to the school district Friday. …
Two minutes of footage from a camera on Michael Schumacher‘s ski helmet showed the Formula One great was clearly skiing off a groomed trail when he lost his balance and crashed, leaving him with critical head injuries, investigators said Wednesday. …
Police say they’re unsure whether the son of Las Vegas’ current and former mayors was injured in an attack or an accident while jogging earlier this month. Las Vegas police spokesman Bill Cassell, in a statement issued late Saturday, said …