A new study indicates that just one concussion can result in long-term brain damage. The study was published online in the March 12 issue of Radiology. Researchers found that just one concussion could result in long-term structural changes in the brain. Researchers used 3D MRI…
Growing old used to be a positive achievement in the United States. Elders were revered for their wisdom and experience. The younger family or tribal members would listen, rapt, to the elders’ stories and instruction. That was not so long ago. In our current society,…
Your father’s physician has recommended that you start looking for a room for your dad in a nearby Louisville nursing home. You have a vague idea of what to expect, but it’s time to become more informed. Nursing homes are funded by Medicare and Medicaid,…
You’ve transferred your loved one to a nursing home because her medical needs were simply too involved for you to continue caring for her at home. You trusted that the skilled nursing staff would protect her and that she would receive her necessary medications at…
Not in my book, but if she called your nephew’s doctor, she did the right thing. This is what the Brain Injury Resource Center advises: Call the doctor. Anything more than a simple scrape or mild bump should be reported to the doctor. Head injuries…
Kentucky State Police were called to the scene of a Rockcastle County crash on Monday, March 4, 2013. The reported accident occurred on US-25, south of Mount Vernon. According to accident reports, 42-year-old Timothy Milburn of Mount Vernon was driving a 1999 white Nissan Frontier…