A recent study by the National Institutes of Health found that more than one in three people in the United States have experienced pain of some sort in the previous three months. Of these, approximately 50 million suffer from chronic or severe pain.
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Brain Injury 101
Your brain is who you are, it’s your humanity. Just as no two people are alike, no two acquired brain injuries are alike. Survivors will experience the effects of acquired brain injuries in many different ways.
That being said, damages to certain parts of the brain will impact specific brain functions.
Opinion Poll on Sports Concussion in Canada
While Canadians have become lamentably accustomed to seeing hockey stars such as Sidney Crosby, Paul Kariya and Chris Pronger suffer the effects of career-altering or ending head injuries, a new poll from the Angus Reid Institute shows damage from concussions hits even closer to home for average Canadians – one-in-five of whom say they’ve experienced such a brain injury while playing sports as a child or adult.
Should autonomous vehicles be required by law in the future?
Ontario has recently presented a bill that would allow the province to mandate that carmakers include life-saving telematics devices in their vehicles, and other autonomous measures to lower accident rates. With fully autonomous vehicles expected in the next five to 10 years, some are arguing that at least some levels of the technology will be required by law.
LETTER OF THE LAW: Beware the “independent” medical examiner
Don’t be fooled by the language.
If you are asked by an insurer, the WSIB Board or defendant in a lawsuit to attend for a medical examination in most cases, the examiner will be far from “independent”. Too often these medical examiners are overruling treating professionals’ recommendations leading to benefits being terminated and legitimate legal claims being denied.
http://inquinte.ca/story/
The going rate – Legal Fees Survey
Canada’s uncertain economic outlook has the country’s lawyers spooked, with a healthy majority opting against a price hike this year.
http://www.canadianlawyermag.
WARNING: Your Auto Insurance is Changing, What You Need to Know
If you are injured in an auto accident, you are entitled to certain statutory accident benefits – commonly referred to as “no fault” benefits – from your insurance company. The Ontario government, working in conjunction with the insurance industry, has radically changed some of these benefits. These changes came into effect on June 1, 2016 and will impact you and your loved ones if you or they are ever injured in a car accident. Here is what you need to know and what you can do to protect yourself.
http://www.ottawalife.com/
An Accident Benefits option that’s well worth considering
It is never a bad idea to consider an increase in limits. In light of the recent changes to the Ontario automobile insurance wording, an increase in limits may be particularly advisable when it comes to the medical, rehabilitation and attendant care benefits for non-catastrophic injuries.
http://www.insblogs.com/auto/
Injured Workers Rally at Queen’s Park: “It is workers’ compensation, not employers’ compensation”
The fight for injured workers’ rights in Ontario continues. Last week, hundreds of injured workers and advocates descended on Queen’s Park to raise awareness of their issues and to demand better compensation for survivors of workplace accidents.
Audit reveals Pan Am Games were $342M over budget, but Ontario still paid $5M in performance bonuses
TORONTO — Ontario’s auditor general says last summer’s Pan Am and Parapan Am Games in Toronto came in $342 million over budget, but the province still paid more than $5 million in performance bonuses.