Many Oklahoma residents are aware of the negative effects of traumatic brain injuries. In March, the National Football League acknowledged that there is a connection between frequent head injuries, like those experienced by many professional football players, and...
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Month: March 2016
NHTSA announces automatic brakes deal with automakers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that automatic braking systems that experts say could save thousands of lives every year will be standard equipment on virtually all light vehicles sold in Oklahoma and around the country by 2022. The...
Report calls for more research into truck driver fatigue
Accidents involving buses or semi-tractor trailers kill or injure many Oklahoma road users every year, and many of these crashes are caused by fatigued truck drivers pushed by unforgiving schedules to the point of exhaustion. To reduce this type of accident, the...
Brain connectivity after a TBI could explain cognitive loss
It is common for a traumatic brain injury to cause cognitive impairment, which has a negative impact on the quality of life of the estimated 1.7 million people who experience TBIs every year in the United States. Affected individuals and their families in Oklahoma...
Misdiagnosis of rare diseases
Oklahoma residents sometimes suffer from rare diseases. Unfortunately, doctors sometimes mistake the symptoms of a rare disease for other disorders and fail to diagnose them. This can result in the doctor providing the wrong treatment or delaying it, causing further...