(Natural News) Electric scooters are all the rage in major cities across America. Light, fast and simple enough to operate, scooters offer a fun and emissions-free means of getting around urban neighborhoods and bustling metropolises for children and adults alike. But people hopping onto electric scooters in cities are among the most susceptible to injuries, according […]

(Natural News) Scientists are now warning people to exercise caution when using electric scooters, as the number of injuries caused by them is rising, due in part to their treatment as a toy rather than a means of transportation, but also due to the lack of safety regulations concerning their use. In the US alone, over […]

(Natural News) Smartphone users might have seen some apps that can supposedly diagnose concussions and other head injuries from sports. But experts warn that those unapproved apps might only aggravate the brain injury. App developers have marketed their products to coaches and parents for sports-related uses. Their programs are said to diagnose concussions by evaluating […]

(Natural News) You expect a sportsman or an athlete to experience his fair share of concussions. But performing arts professionals are also prone to a stunning number of head impacts and concussion-related symptoms. However, theater personnel tend to keep working despite suffering a concussion – and they don’t report it or get the right medical care, […]

(Natural News) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just finished screening the first diagnostic blood test that can be used to evaluate the severity of what it calls mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) – concussions, to the layperson – and interestingly, it has approved the same for marketing. The blood test is called […]