Trauma News

• Sharp Rise in Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Mortality The number of TBI-related deaths in the US increased 22% between 2010 and 2020, with the largest rise in individuals aged 75 and older, a new study shows.
  Medscape Medical News, December 14, 2023
• Genetic Testing Warranted in Epilepsy of Unknown Origin Benefits of genetic testing in adults with unexplained epilepsy include enrollment in a clinical trial of a relevant gene therapy, connection to families with a similar diagnosis, and peace of mind.
  Medscape Medical News, December 05, 2023
• When Do Older Adults Need CT in the ED After a Fall? A new decision rule could help emergency physicians identify which older adults need CT imaging for head injuries after a fall.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• Experimental Tx Restores Cognitive Function in Chronic TBI In a first-in-humans trial, deep brain stimulation restored executive function in five individuals with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury 3-18 years after injury.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• Tranexamic Acid Cuts Trauma Deaths Tranexamic acid has a modest yet significant impact on trauma mortality, according to a meta-analysis.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• Playing It Rough: How Injuries Hit High School Band Members Is marching band a sport? Believe it or not, band members get injuries similar to those in other sports.
  WebMD Health News, November 09, 2023
• WCN 2023 Stroke Patients Benefit From Neurologic Music Therapy A neurologic music therapy intervention reduces depression and increases neuroplasticity in stroke patients, pilot results suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, November 07, 2023
• Psychedelic Therapy Tied to Reduced Depression, Anxiety Treatment with 5-MeO-DMT and ibogaine was associated with reduced PTSD, depression, anxiety, and even postconcussive symptom scores for up to 6 months in veterans.
  Medscape Medical News, October 24, 2023
• WSC 2023 Oral Anticoagulation in ICH Patients With AF: New Data New information has become available to help guide clinicians on the thorny issue of whether to give oral anticoagulation to patients with AF who have had an intracranial hemorrhage.
  Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2023
• How Massive Health Databases Are Revolutionizing Clinical Care Vast medical databases have connected dots where smaller randomized trials could not. But the United States has a long way to go.
  Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2023
• WSC 2023 Thrombectomy Benefits Large-Strokes After Simple Imaging The TENSION trial, which was stopped early for efficacy, selected patients using widely available non-contrast CT or CT angiography and should lead to more patients being considered for treatment.
  Medscape Medical News, October 13, 2023
• Earbuds Could Monitor Your Patient's Brain State New sensors can transform earbuds into powerful health monitors that track brain activity and lactate levels in sweat. They could help doctors diagnose, monitor, and treat disease.
  WebMD Health News, October 12, 2023
• High Healthcare Costs for Survivors of Police Shootings Data suggest that healthcare costs triple for survivors of police shootings in Canada, compared with costs before the shooting and with costs for nonfirearm injuries.
  Medscape Medical News, October 06, 2023
• Factor XI Inhibitors: Promise of a Safe Anticoagulant? The quest for an anticoagulant that can prevent cardiovascular events without bleeding is something of a holy grail in cardiovascular medicine. Could factor XI inhibitors be the long-sought answer?
  Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2023
• Unique Study Sheds New Light on TBI, Cognitive Decline Link Traumatic brain injury that occurs in early adulthood is associated with cognitive decline in later life, results from a study of identical twins who served in World War II show.
  Medscape Medical News, September 25, 2023
• College Student Develops Device to Prevent Sport Concussions When Carter Hogg's brother suffered a concussion that ended his football career, Carter was moved to study the causes of concussions in the hopes of finding a way to prevent them.
  Reuters Health Information, September 15, 2023
• Blood Transfusions Linked to Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk An exploratory analysis suggests a transfusion-transmissible agent associated with brain amyloidosis may be associated with some types of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
  Medscape Medical News, September 13, 2023
• Abdominal Fat Linked to Lower Brain Volume in Midlife Higher visceral and subcutaneous abdominal fat correlated with lower brain volumes in midlife in a large study, suggesting that reducing abdominal fat may be a strategy for maintaining brain health.
  Medscape Medical News, September 05, 2023
• CTE Common Among Young Athletes in Largest Brain Donor Study More than 40% of athletes exposed to repetitive head impacts had CTE, even those who only played in youth, high school, or college sports.
  Medscape Medical News, August 28, 2023
• Headpulse Analysis Can Detect Concussion A digital biomarker derived from cranial accelerometry is noninvasive, easy to use, and promising for return-to-play decisions in sports.
  Medscape Medical News, August 22, 2023
• Playing Football Linked to Higher Parkinson's Risk Men who play tackle football may be at increased risk for parkinsonism or Parkinson's disease, especially with longer duration and higher level of play.
  Medscape Medical News, August 15, 2023
• TBI Increases Mental Health Diagnoses, Time to Suicide Soldiers who received a TBI during deployment had significantly greater increases in new-onset mental illness, which may have contributed to a shorter time to suicide.
  Medscape Medical News, August 10, 2023
• Is 'High-Risk' Stress Relief Healthy for Doctors? From extreme sports to having a few drinks, blowing off steam almost always carries risk. For physicians who engage in risky behavior during off hours, is the payoff worth the potential cost?
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2023