Brain injury
A judge has again criticised both sides in the rugby brain injury cases as two landmark claims continue to make little progress. Senior master Jeremy Cook opened the latest case management hearings by reminding both defendants and claimants that "it won't have escaped anybody's notice that some of these claims are now over five years [...]
Many young brain injury survivors have a strong desire to return to work or education after their injury. But according to case manager Martin Gascoigne of Neuro Case Management, they are rarely given the opportunity to do so. The NR Times award-winning case manager has spent more than two decades supporting people with acquired brain [...]
Steven Akerman, director of NR Times award-winning Brian Barr Solicitors, talks about fighting for clients, the dangers of fundamental dishonesty allegations and why his team sometimes needs a psychology degree more than a law one. The origins of Brian Bar Solicitors lies in founder and company namesake Brian Barr's early-2000s vision. Brian wanted a practice [...]
Veterans with TBI are set for stronger support under a new £50m programme, the veterans' minister has said. The veterans' minister has promised a "step change" in support for military veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury, or TBI, after repeated blast exposure. Louise Sandher-Jones said a £50m investment in coordinating services for veterans struggling with [...]
A charity has urged ministers to ensure schools can support children with brain injury after the government's SEND reform consultation. The UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum (UKABIF) said one child in every classroom is estimated to have experienced a brain injury, underlining the scale of the issue across the UK. NHS data suggests about 40,000 [...]
Youth American football accounts for nearly one in five traumatic brain injuries linked to sport in children and young adults in the US, a preliminary study has found. Researchers analysed more than 70,000 traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), injuries to the brain caused by a blow or jolt to the head, in people aged 25 or [...]
A boy left with a severe brain injury after being hit by a bus in Cheshire has had a liability settlement approved by the High Court. Protected by an anonymity order, the child was catastrophically injured when he was struck by a bus while crossing the road. He was taken by air ambulance to Alder [...]
Short-term antibiotic treatment reduced brain inflammation after traumatic brain injury by altering gut bacteria in animal models, a recent study suggests. Two beneficial bacteria, Parasutterella excrementihominis and Lactobacillus johnsonii, were identified as drivers of cell repair and may also help regulate inflammation in other parts of the body. Researchers found that administering antibiotics [...]
Growing numbers of parents are declining vitamin K injections for their newborns, placing infants at heightened risk of preventable brain injury, according to a preliminary systematic review. A vitamin K injection is a routine supplement given to babies shortly after birth to address naturally low levels of the vitamin in newborns. It is not a [...]
In the new episode of the NR Times Podcast, host Stephanie Price speaks with Dr Judith Gates, founder of Head Safe Football - a UK charity born from a promise made to her late husband, former Middlesbrough footballer Bill Gates, who spent the final 13 years of his life living with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). [...]
