Hepatitis, a viral infection that attacks the liver by causing it to swell and not function properly, is a particularly insidious infection. There are three main hepatitis viruses – hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C— and they are spread in different ways.
When Becca Davis woke up in the hospital after surviving a vicious attack, she did not know that her new moniker, survivor of a violent crime, was also going to come with a lot of work.
If you or someone you love misuses opioids or illicit drugs, you may already know the current national health crisis is affecting the drug market, along with everything else.
BIAAZ has put together suggestions for what you can do to help the brain injury survivor in your life stay as safe as possible during these challenging, unfamiliar times.
The business cards on her desk read “Brittany Sweeney-Lawson, Resource Facilitation Manager, Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona.” But everyone around BIAAZ knows they should more accurately read “Brittany Does It All.”
The Chandler Fire Departments Crisis Response Team 288 (CR288) is called upon to deal with some of the worst situations imaginable, including death, pediatric emergencies, and violent crimes.
Why does someone choose to become a health policy analyst? For Zeke Dominguez, it’s two-fold: He gets to help those who need it and raise the public’s perception of social work as a profession. Suffice it to say, he is doing both.
Mimi Hayes wants you to laugh at her pain. That’s not what you typically hear from a brain injury survivor, but there’s nothing typical about Mimi.
They are some of the most heartbreaking cases that we see at the Brain Injury Alliance Brain Resource Center- young adults on the cusp of making their way in the world impacted by a serious brain injury.
The Brain Injury Alliance is proud to bring you the perspectives, thoughts, and reflections of survivors of brain injury from around the globe. Jarrod Flowers is a 27-year-old teacher from Toowoomba, Australia. A brain injury changed his life 9 months ago