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Thank Dateline NBC for Bringing Attention to Brain Injury Challenges

Friday, March 5, 2010

Health care reform at the federal level is officially on hold. Republican Scott Brown gained the Massachusetts seat vacated by the death of Edward Kennedy, thereby breaking the 60-vote majority in the Senate. Democrats met privately in the days following the Massachusetts special election but were unable to cultivate a strategy for moving forward at [...]

NFL football player with spinal cord injury recovers with hypothermia

Monday, February 15, 2010

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Complete spinal cord injuries do not often occur in professional sports, but they can produce devastating results when they do. Although the primary injury is serious, a substantial amount of damage occurs during the secondary response to the injury. Much research has focused on reducing this secondary response, by slowing inflammation, cell death, or bleeding.

Carbon monoxide poisoning after hurricanes

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

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Power outages can continue for several days after a disastrous storm. Many people who live in hurricane-prone areas prepare their household by keeping a portable generator on hand to maintain refrigeration and air temperature, or for powering electronic or entertainment devices. However, improper use of these generators can lead to an increased risk of carbon [...]

Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 (S. 252)

Friday, July 31, 2009

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After being favorably reported out of the Senate Veterans Affairs committee last week, the full Senate plans to consider S. 252, the Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 in the coming days.

House Tri-Committee Proposal (Committee on Energy and Commerce, Committee on Education and Labor, Ways and Means Committee)

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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This week, the House began debating their draft Health Care Reform bill that was developed by the chairmen of the three committees of jurisdiction.

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP)

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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This week, the Senate HELP committee continued to mark up a draft health care overhaul bill drafted by its chairman, Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Senate Finance Committee

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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The Senate Finance Committee, whose members have been negotiating a bipartisan proposal behind the scenes this week left Thursday for the July Fourth recess without a deal, although Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus said he has developed policy to pay for legislation that would cost less than $1 trillion over 10 years.

Health Care Reform Update

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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This week Congress leaves for the July 4th recess in the midst of the Heath Care Reform debate. At this time, both the Senate and the House of Representatives is engaging in talks over draft proposals with the hopes of bringing one collective measure to a final vote this fall. BIAA will continue [...]

Urge House Members to Cosponsor HR 1347, The Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009

Monday, June 8, 2009

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As reported in an earlier edition of Policy Corner, members of the House of Representatives have introduced the Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009 (HR 1347), a bill designed to ensure adoption, dissemination, and implementation by elementary and secondary schools of concussion management guidelines for the purpose of better treatment and awareness of [...]

NIDDR Releases notice of proposed priorities for RRTCs and RERCs

Monday, May 11, 2009

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This week the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Department of Education proposed funding priorities for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program administered by NIDRR. Specifically, this notice proposes four priorities for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs) and three priorities for the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers [...]

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