Head injuries can have a long-term impact on a person’s memories, cognitive function, and personality. In some cases, people who have sustained a traumatic head injury need to re-learn speech or need to learn to adjust to life with short-term memory loss. New research about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, though, suggests…
If you’ve sustained a catastrophic injury, such as a spinal cord or traumatic head injury, you may need additional, long-term care once you’re medically stable and released from the hospital. The costs for this can be devastating and unless you have disability coverage and strong medical insurance, you may be…
It’s clear that some injuries you may sustain in a slip and fall, work accident, or other situation are minor. Bruises and scrapes, for example, may be mildly annoying but you will generally fully recover from them and will not need medical care or time away from work. Other injuries,…
When you head out shopping in Hollywood, FL, you expect to find bargains, not end up in the hospital. Unfortunately, each year people are seriously injured in stores and store parking lots. If you find yourself injured on a store premises, it’s natural to wonder if you have a premises…
New Year, new you? If you’ve made fitness your goal for 2024 and you’ve taken up a new exercise or sports regimen as part of that resolution, it’s important to stay safe. Sports injuries can include serious head injuries, spinal cord trauma, broken bones, sprains and strains, and other serious…
In a recent study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers have announced a promising new diagnostic test that could help detect mild traumatic brain injuries. The test involves using gadolinium contrast agent to detect inflammation in the brain. If you’ve been in a slip and fall injury, car…
Injuries to your ankle and foot can be extremely painful and can leave you unable to bear weight on the injured foot for weeks or months. When these injuries are the result of someone’s negligence, call Flaxman Law Group at 866-352-9626 to speak to a Hollywood personal injury attorney in…
Noone goes to a grocery store or restaurant expecting a life-changing illness, but each year 128,000 Americans need hospital care and another 3,000 die from a foodborne illness. In too many cases, people who have been injured by unsafe food in Hollywood and across Florida don’t even know they may…
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas. In homes, schools, and workplaces it’s a serious health concern that often goes unnoticed. In Florida, you might have a claim if you become ill or develop lung cancer due to radon exposure that was caused by someone’s negligence. If you’ve been diagnosed…
Pickleball is a very popular sport right now, combining tennis and ping pong. In pickleball, two to four players meet on an indoor or outdoor court to hit a plastic ball with paddles over a net. Pickleball can be a healthy sport for all ages. It has also led to…