VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Victoria issued the following news release: * * * TBI survivors turn to psychedelics for symptom relief By University of Victoria, Faculty of Health A new study from the University of Victoria (UVic) has identified a segment of traumatic brain injury survivors who are using psychedelics to self-medicate for cognitive, mood and somatic symptoms such as headaches. In a first-of-its-kind study, clinical psychology researchers   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 30 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Study finds people wait an average of 50 days to see a neurologist for the first time Location, diagnosis affect wait times, but number of neurologists per person do not Highlights * People with insurance through an employer or another commercial plan waited an average of 50 days for their first neurology visit. * Female patients and people with stroke, dizziness/vertigo  more

NEW YORK, May 2 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * People Wait an Average of 50 Days to See a Neurologist, and People with MS Wait Even Longer: What Can We Do to Improve Access to MS Care? In a study of more than 20 million people signed up for insurance plans, individuals had to wait an average of nearly 50 days for a first neurological visit. For people with MS, this wait was an average of 4 days longer. The number of neurologists in the enrollee's  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, April 30 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * Walter Reed's NICoE leads War Department in care, research of TBI * When service members suffer a traumatic brain injury or from post-traumatic stress, called the "invisible wounds of war," many may think there's no road to recovery. But the National Intrepid Center of Excellence at Walter Reed is there to make the road to recovery smoother for these service members and other Military Health System  more