A brain injury can affect anyone. For this reason, TBI on the Hill strives to be nonpartisan.
November 11 is a day to celebrate and honor the millions of Americans, of all races and genders, who served this country with honor as veterans of the US military - today is Veterans Day! It is time to recognize the veterans who are living with the “signature wound”...
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Brain injury is not just a traumatic issue that affects people in the United States, it is a global epidemic. For that reason, the Unites States National Institute of Health has been partnering with the European Commission (EC) and the Canadian Institute of Health...
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Halloween may not be an officially recognized federal holiday, but for many schools and millions of children it may as well be. While many towns have already celebrated Halloween with trick-or-treating this past weekend, today is the day of costume and candy for the...
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"It is good news that the brain can recover from a hit if given enough time to rest and recover,” stated a Georgetown University-based research team member regarding the results of a 2016 study. Two years ago, this medical study was seen as state-of-the-art and...
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When I was in brain injury rehabilitation, all I knew and strived for was to return to my “old self”. I saw my disability as an almost impassable obstacle in the road of my life, filled with negative consequences. However, more recently, I have identified mental...
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When I was in brain injury rehabilitation, all I knew and strived for was to return to my “old self”. I saw my disability as an almost impassable obstacle in the road of my life, filled with negative consequences. However, more recently, I have identified mental...
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The federal Traumatic Brain Injury Act provides many benefits to survivors. For example, much of the research that I reference on this website is done by organizations funded through the Act. When it was originally signed into law in 1996, the TBI Act...
read moreMelissa Gilbert (D), known for her role as Laura Ingalls in the 1974 to 1983 television series ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and former president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), has halted her bid for Congress in the 8th Congressional District in Michigan. Regarding...
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On Friday, December 21, 2018, “H.R. 6615, which reauthorizes appropriations for programs and activities relating to the study, prevention, and treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI),” was signed into law by President Trump. Officially called the...
read moreThis past week, Muhammad Ali lost his long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease*, but the memory of Ali is still very much in the minds of our politicians. On May 26, Rep. Mullin (R-OK), a former professional mixed martial arts fighter, introduced H.R. 5365, the...
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