A brain injury is any disruption to normal brain function resulting from a blow, jolt, or deprivation of oxygen. Even mild injuries can have significant long-term consequences. It is often the most dangerous cases where early warning signs are missed. Jackson, Mississippi, is a regional node and heart of the state’s health care, government, and…
Personal injury lawyers use the term ‘damages’ in reference to the compensation paid to the affected party for the losses incurred as a result of the negligence of the other party. This has become an essential part of every personal injury claim and may be the determinant of whether the matter is settled out of…
An injury caused by someone else can affect every part of your life. Pain, medical visits, missed work, and stress can add up fast. Many people focus only on their immediate bills, but a personal injury lawsuit can cover much more. Understanding the types of damages available helps you see the full picture of what…
If you’ve ever tried to find a therapist, schedule a psychiatric appointment, or another mental healthcare professional and thought, “Why is this so hard?”, you’re not imagining it. Behavioral health care is often difficult to access, not because you’re doing something wrong, but because the system makes it unnecessarily complicated. That’s what people mean when…
https://unsplash.com/photos/man-in-orange-long-sleeve-shirt-sitting-on-gray-couch-rXrMy7mXUEs It’s completely normal to focus all of your energy on healing your body when you sustain a serious injury. That’s only natural, of course. But what most people overlook… You can suffer serious mental health consequences after an injury. Trauma to the body can take a massive toll on your mental wellbeing. Often leaving…
Serious injury rarely ends with hospital discharge. For many people, it marks the start of a long and uneven recovery that unfolds far from clinical settings. Medical treatment is essential, but recovery outcomes are often shaped by factors outside the exam room, including whether someone can afford follow-up care, take time away from work, or…
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a complex and life-changing health event. Although advances in emergency medicine and rehabilitation have improved survival rates and the quality of life in high-income countries, the outcomes are not universal. Equitable recovery after SCI depends on more than medical intervention. It is determined by emergency response systems, rehab access, insurance…
Health equity has become a major focus in healthcare conversations, especially as organizations work to understand why some populations experience poorer outcomes than others. Measuring equity means looking beyond individual patient stories and relying on data to reveal patterns, gaps, and disparities. One key source of that data is medical coding, which quietly shapes how…
Muscle injuries have a way of humbling people. You can be careful and warm up. You can do all the right things. And still, something pulls, tears, tightens up, or just slowly starts to hurt until one day you realize you can’t ignore it anymore. What surprises most people isn’t the injury itself. It’s how…
Feeling buried in admin work? You’re not imagining it. The Problem: Admin Overload Modern clinicians spend a staggering amount of time on work that has nothing to do with patients. Time-motion studies show that for every hour of face-to-face patient time, physicians spend nearly two hours on EHRs and desk work. And documentation is just…
