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January 17, 2020 Healio Primary Care Optometry News

BLOG: Ocular biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease

Leonard V. Messner by Leonard V. Messner OD, FAAO Alzheimer’s disease is a global disease of central nervous system dysfunction. Although public discourse about it tends to focus on...
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Neurological Function, Optometry
January 13, 2020 Healio Orthopedics Today

Better tools are needed to diagnose concussions in youth athletes

KOLOA, Hawaii — A speaker at Orthopedics Today Hawaii said there is a need for a validated, rapid, objective, diagnostic test to better diagnose concussions, especially in youth athletes....
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Concussions, Youth Athletes
January 11, 2020 Mayo Clinic Radio

Returning to play after concussion

On the Mayo Clinic Radio podcast, Dr. David Dodick, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, explains when it is safe to return to play after a concussion. This interview originally aired...
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Concussions, Youth Athletes
December 24, 2019 Jackson Hole News & Guide

Concussion screening program provides baseline for recovery

Physical therapists in Jackson team up to make head injury treatment more strategic. By Tom Hallberg Jack Conroy, 12, performs the Vestibular Ocular Motor Screen (VOMS) test administered by...
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Concussions, Youth Athletes
December 18, 2019 Concussion.org

International Concussion Society Year in Review 2019

Celebrating another year of concussion education and awareness This year, the International Concussion Society celebrated several milestones in its work to elevate the conversation about concussion, providing reliable information...
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Concussions
December 2, 2019 JATCast

King-Devick Test Reliability in NCAA Athletes

King-Devick Test Reliability in National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletes: A National Collegiate Athletic Association–Department of Defense Concussion Assessment, Research and Education Report View on YouTube
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Concussions, NCAA
November 14, 2019 Crain's Chicago Business

Crain’s Notable Women in Health Care

Danielle Leong Chief scientific officer, King-Devick Technologies Danielle Leong is chief scientific officer at King-Devick Technologies, a medical software company in Oakbrook Terrace. The company’s sideline concussion screening, the...
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Concussions
September 20, 2019 FOX 10 - Mobile, Alabama

Concussion Awareness Program: Quick diagnosis on sidelines

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) -- Mobile County high school football players are safer thanks to a new initiative by USA Health that is helping identify concussions. Partnering with United States...
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Concussions, Football, High School
August 2, 2019 NBC 15

Concussion Awareness Ahead of Football Season

DAPHNE, ALA. (WPMI) - High school football season is just weeks away, that means a concussion is a real possibility for some athletes. Now there's one more tool for...
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Concussions, Football, Youth Athletes
July 16, 2019 Courier News

Boys and Girls Club adds reading program

By Hannah Butler The Boys and Girls Club of the Arkansas River Valley (BGCARV) introduced the King-Devick Reading Acceleration Program (KD-RAP) on Tuesday to its Russellville branch in order...
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Reading Solutions
June 26, 2019 Reader's Digest

The 2-Minute Concussion Test Anyone Can Do

By Carrie Madormo It's the test you've never heard of, but it can help parents and coaches recognize a concussion fast. While watching my 7-year-old’s last soccer game, my...
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Concussions, Uncategorized