brain injury

Medicare Settlement Helps Those With Chronic Conditions

Posted on 10/25/2012 by | Aging, Home & Family Expert | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | Personal HealthThousands of Medicare recipients with chronic conditions — such as Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis  and brain injury —  may soon have an easier time getting badly needed home-health care, nursing care and therapy. That’s because of a settlement in a nationwide class action suit that removes the requirement that patients getting these services must show “improvement” in their condition.  This guideline shift, reported yesterday,  would mean these services would be covered for Medicare recipients who need them to maintain a …

Jim McMahon Discusses Dementia, the NFL and What He’d Have Done Differently

Posted on 09/27/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsFormer Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon said that given a do-over, he’d have chosen to play baseball. At just 53, McMahon has early-stage dementia, most likely caused by the myriad head injuries he suffered during his football years.

Hit and Run

Posted on 12/5/2011 by | Before I Forget | Comments

Personal HealthRecently, the New York Times ran another in their series of articles about concussions and football players. Written by George Vecsey, this piece focused on a college football player, Derek Owens, who has joined with other varsity players – three football players and one soccer goalie – in a class action suit that claims the NCAA has been negligent regarding awareness and treatment of brain injuries to athletes. The article begins with Derek’s mom, Teresa, reacting with a mother’s horror at …

The Takeaway: Debt Plan; Brain Injury Linked to Alzheimer’s; Grandparent ‘Lifeline’

Posted on 07/18/2011 by | The Takeaway | Comments

News RoundupsBaby steps. “A bipartisan effort in the Senate to allow President Obama to raise the federal debt ceiling in exchange for about $1.5 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years gained momentum Sunday … The growing sentiment for raising the federal limit on U.S. borrowing sets the stage for a week of largely scripted actions on Capitol Hill, where leaders in both chambers are looking to build support for the plan being crafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) …