At a cost of $38 billion a year, an estimated 5.3 million people are living with a permanent disability related to traumatic brain injury in the United States today, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The physical, mental and financial toll of a TBI can be enormous, but new research from the […]
Witney Carson Describes 'Traumatic' Birth Experience: My Son Was 'Stuck'
Happy to be home. Witney Carson detailed her emergency C-section one month after welcoming her son, Leo. Witney Carson’s Baby Bump Album: Revisit the ‘DWTS’ Pro’s Pregnancy Pics “I pushed for two and a half hours,” the Dancing With the Stars pro, 27, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, February 10, of her birth. ” […]
Ashley Tisdale Reflects on 'Traumatic' Plastic Surgery Backlash
More than 10 years after Ashley Tisdale underwent a nose job to correct a health issue, the Disney Channel alum opened up about the “traumatic” experience. Celebs Who Admitted They Got Plastic Surgery In a Thursday, January 28, post on her website Frenshe, Tisdale recalled the scrutiny she faced over her decision to have the […]
Rescuers at risk: Emergency personnel face trauma and post traumatic stress symptoms
A new study in Frontiers in Psychiatry has for the first time, demonstrated differences in the prevalence of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in different groups of rescue workers and emergency personnel, including firefighters, police officers and psychiatric nurses. The researchers showed that the varying experiences and circumstances these workers encounter, such as handling aggressive people, […]