Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a leading cause of trauma death in the nation and largely falls underneath the radar with respect to cause of death as does trauma in general. Even though the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have helped shed even more light on the problem, there still is little discussion or news on the matter, even though war, and in particular these wars have brought many advances in the treatment...

It’s always encouraging when lawmakers actually take a stand for health concerns that center squarely on trauma research and care. Other diseases trump trauma in a huge way in terms of legislation, research dollars and awareness, yet trauma is the one and only disease that makes the news in every community across this nation every day. I guess we just assume our loved ones will get the best care available...