People who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be more likely to have a future stroke, according to research that appears in the … Read More
Helmet Crash Tests: Don’t Hit the Road Without One
Bicycle helmets certified to Australia’s national standard significantly reduce the causes of head, skull and brain injury — linear and angular head accelerations, and … Read More
Carers optimistic disability reforms will bring greater access to services
Brain Injury Australia’s Nick Rushworth and others comment on disability reforms on ABC Online’s “The World Today”. Download the program or read the transcript.
New hope for brain injury patients
A building opening today in Albury, NSW, is setting a new standard of care for young people with brain injuries who live in regional … Read More
New home for brain injury patients in Tamworth
TAMWORTH hospital’s transitional living unit for people with brain injuries, Kameruka, celebrated its move into its new home yesterday. Kameruka moved from a unit … Read More
Free program brings new life after brain injury
Gladstone Community Health is partnering with the Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service to provide a free six-week Skills to Enable People and Communities (STEPS) … Read More
Buy a Great Book About ABI and Support Brain Injury Australia
“It’s every parent’s nightmare. One ordinary evening, Helen’s twenty-two-year-old daughter Jayne is involved in a catastrophic car accident. Lying in a coma, her young … Read More
Brain injury rehab centre opens in South Australia
A $6 million facility to help brain injury patients has opened at the Repatriation General Hospital in Adelaide’s south. View the video of this … Read More
Experts Call for Research On Prevalence of Delayed Neurological Dysfunction After Head Injury
One of the most controversial topics in neurology today is the prevalence of serious permanent brain damage after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Long-term studies … Read More
One in two inmates has brain injury
Up to half of Victorian prisoners have an acquired brain injury, a consultant psychiatrist says. Dr Danny Sullivan, assistant clinical director for the Victorian … Read More