John Tiwald
- Mar 22, 2019
- 2 min
Barrow Neurological Institute's Domestic Violence Traumatic Brain Injury Program Offers Services
I recently heard about Barrow Neurological Institute's Domestic Violence Traumatic Brain Injury Program in Phoenix, and am impressed,...

John Tiwald
- Feb 5, 2019
- 1 min
Your Dazzling Brain - Understanding Pain
Pain is one of the marvelous mechanisms your brain uses t tell you to stop and take care of yourself - to pay attention. At its best, pain c
John Tiwald
- Nov 16, 2018
- 3 min
Young Footballers’ Injuries More Common at Small Schools
Doubled risk compared with football teams from large schools By Randy Dotinga, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today SAN DIEGO — Size...
John Tiwald
- Nov 14, 2018
- 1 min
Journalist and Best-Selling Author Kurt Eichenwald is Interviewed About His Brain Injury
In a recent interview on Christiane Amanpour and Co.'s show (PBS 11-12-18) journalist and New York Times best-selling author Kurt Eichen
John Tiwald
- Sep 28, 2018
- 2 min
Mild TBI Doubles Dementia Risk, Even Without LOC
Those who have had a TBI "may be able to reduce their [dementia] risk through other activities, such as engaging in physical, mental, a
John Tiwald
- Oct 5, 2017
- 5 min
Managing Head Trauma in Children
Exerpted from The New York Times | By Perri Klass, MD More than 30 years ago, my toddler stood up in his stroller, evading the various...


John Tiwald
- Oct 1, 2017
- 5 min
“What‘s it going to take to get help?”: Child with Brain Injury Shuffled through 5 York Schools in 5
After suffering a brain injury when he was four, this Markham boy has been shuffled through five different schools in the York Region...
John Tiwald
- Aug 16, 2017
- 5 min
Eye Movements May Be Key in Detecting Brain Injury, Concussion
Dr. Uzma Samadani, M.D., Ph.D. is paving the way for new eye-tracking diagnostic measures after a brain injury. By Amy Sellmer,...
John Tiwald
- Aug 14, 2017
- 2 min
Improved Diagnostics for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries
Excerpted from Medical Express | August 7, 2017 A new study published in PLOS Medicine shows that by improving the classification of...
John Tiwald
- Aug 14, 2017
- 2 min
Domestic violence and brain injuries are linked, says researcher
Researcher says victims need to be properly screened for traumatic brain injuries By Flora Pan, CBC News | July 28, 2017 More domestic...


John Tiwald
- Jul 26, 2017
- 5 min
111 NFL Brains. All But One Had CTE.
Dr. Ann McKee, a neuropathologist, has examined the brains of 202 deceased football players. A broad survey of her findings was published on
John Tiwald
- Jun 27, 2017
- 5 min
Brain Injury, PTSD All Too Common
The explosive blast that forever changed Vanessa Molina’s life struck on a desolate road in Iraq in 2006 as she drove a gun truck guarding a