NBC Chicago reports that recently-signed New York Knicks point guard Jason Kidd was arrested last weekend. Authorities say that the arrest occurred because the basketball star was involved in a drunk driving car accident in the Hamptons on Sunday. Drunk driving is one of the most common contributing factors in car accidents throughout the country.>> Read More

Willpower and a desire to get better may be as important to the physical recovery of spinal cord injury victims as they are to the mental recovery. A study involving laboratory rats with nearly severed spinal cords showed that, with electrical and chemical stimulation of the spinal cord, rats who were consciously engaged in regaining>> Read More

A recent federal study suggests that traffic deaths on U.S. highways have fallen to an all time low – at least since 1921, when the government first began keeping fatality records. Since 2005 alone, traffic fatalities have fallen over 25 percent. Road safety experts believe that the falling numbers are because of safer roads, better>> Read More

For six years running, the number of deaths caused by teen drivers has decreased. Unfortunately, the Centers for Disease Control reports that car accidents are still the number one cause of traumatic brain injuries for kids between 15 and 19 years of age. A study conducted jointly by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and State>> Read More

The Route 4 Cottage Grove bus was rear-ended by another vehicle Monday evening as it W83rd st bus accident, waited on 83rd Street. The mass transit accident injured 15 people, 13 of whom were taken to area hospitals for their injuries. None of the injuries were life-threatening and the injured passengers were listed in stable>> Read More

Researchers are studying improved methods for diagnosing traumatic brain injuries in an effort to remove the uncertainty that comes with head trauma cases. Brain injuries are the most difficult injuries to diagnose and treat because the damage is hard to see and similar injuries do not have similar results from case to case. A soldier>> Read More

Few personal injuries are as impactful and as painful as burns. It is a sad fact that children are a common victim of serious burn injuries. This week in February is National Burn Awareness Week and is a perfect time to turn our attention to protecting children from burns. By spreading awareness about the ever>> Read More

The number of lawsuits filed by ex-NFL players is growing. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, made up of several federal judges, has decided that the brain injury claims of these former employees should be consolidated into one, larger matter. The lawsuits all concern the lingering effects of repeated concussions suffered during their professional football>> Read More

A recent CTA bus crash is being blamed on an unruly passenger who allegedly punched the bus driver and caused him to veer into a parked car. The CTA bus accident happened Monday afternoon shortly before 3:30 p.m. on the 3400 block of West Montrose Avenue. The bus was in motion at the time of>> Read More

In fiscal year 2010 (October 1, 2009-September 30, 2010), the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled 44 toys. Several additional toys were added to this list in October and November of 2010. Although these products should have been removed from retail stores by now, some were on the market for months, or even>> Read More

On November 29th, the Illinois Senate held the first of two hearings on workers compensation law and the states Medicaid program. At the hearing, two organizations spoke on behalf of the workingmen and women of Illinois: the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) and the Illinois American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (IAFL-CIO).>> Read More

Sports and recreation related concussions continue to draw the attention of medical professionals and legislators. March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and experts are taking the opportunity to inform the public about the dangers of concussions, particularly in children. Traumatic brain injuries are occurring at a faster rate than ever before, roughly 60 percent more>> Read More