Any trauma that occurs to a newborn's brachial plexus, or the set of nerves around the shoulder, can result in arm weakness or the inability of the newborn to move that appendage. Oklahoma residents who are expecting a child may want to learn about neonatal brachial plexus palsy, or NBPP. It is a birth injury that occurs when the brachial plexus nerve is damaged.
Startup seeks to reduce the number of truck accidents
Some University of Oklahoma students have decided to take their classroom idea that may help prevent truck accidents to the real world. The students created a startup called BlyncSync which uses software to monitor real-time levels and projected levels of a truck driver's fatigue.
Algorithms being developed to diagnose medical conditions
A great deal has been written about the impact that technology will have on society in the decades ahead. Road safety experts believe that autonomous vehicles could all but eliminate traffic accidents in the not too distant future, and some leaders in the technology sector think that medical algorithms will soon be making diagnoses of patients in Oklahoma and around the country instead of general practitioners and specialists.
When doctors are honest about medical mistakes
Many Oklahoma patients understand that doctors may not be eager to discuss medical mistakes when they occur. However, there are institutions that are stepping up to the plate to report errors in order to allow their medical staff to learn from their errors.
Understanding traumatic brain injuries
Oklahoma residents may be familiar with a controversial police shooting case in Charlotte, South Carolina. However, they may have missed certain details, such as the effort by the man's wife to advise police that her husband had a traumatic brain injury. The nationwide attention to this case has focused primarily on racial tensions, but TBI deserves some attention as well. The man's mother has provided the media with an overview of the injury, which apparently resulted from a motorcycle accident that occurred approximately a year earlier.
