Season 4: Episode 13: Brain Injury Awareness Month - Hope after Tragedy!

Send us Fan Mail190 people will die from a traumatic brain injury today. Tomorrow, 190 more. Brain injury doesn't discriminate. It happens on highways and football fields. In living rooms when seniors fall. On construction sites and battlefields. Every 8 minutes, someone in America sustains a brain injury that will change their life forever.But here's what most people don't know: We are living in a revolutionary moment for brain science. New technologies are giving hope to people who were told they'd never speak again, never move again, never regain what they lost.In this Brain Injury Awareness Month episode of The Home Health Care Today Show, Dr. Cleamon Moorer, Jr. sits down with two physicians from University of Michigan Health who are working at the cutting edge of brain injury care and recovery.About Our Guests:🧠 Matthew Willsey, MD, PhD – Neurosurgeon & Biomedical Engineer, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan Health. Dr. Willsey leads the Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Clinic—one of the first in the nation—and in May 2025, his team completed the first in-human recording with a wireless brain-computer interface. He trained at MIT, Baylor College of Medicine, and Stanford, and is pioneering technology that could restore speech and movement to people living with paralysis.🏥 Andrew M. Nguyen, MD – Neurointensivist & Neurologist, Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Division of Neurocritical Care, University of Michigan Health. Dr. Nguyen works in the Neurocritical Care Unit, caring for patients in the most critical moments after brain injury. His research focuses on blood-based biomarkers that could help predict outcomes and guide treatment. He trained at Purdue, Indiana University School of Medicine, and completed his fellowship at Oregon Health & Science University.Topics Covered:✅  What happens in the critical first hours after a traumatic brain injury✅ Why falls are the leading cause of TBI—especially for older adults✅ What brain-computer interfaces are and how they're restoring function to people with paralysis✅ The groundbreaking wireless BCI technology being developed at University of Michigan✅ How to protect yourself and your loved ones from preventable brain injuries✅ Resources for families navigating life after brain injuryKey Statistics:Nearly 10 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each year190 people die from TBI every day (69,000+ deaths annually)214,000+ TBI-related hospitalizations each yearLeading causes: Falls (especially ages 75+) and motor vehicle crashes5.4 million Americans live with paralysis that impairs communicationTBI-related mortality increased 1.3% per year from 2010-2020Males are 3x more likely to die from TBI than femalesPeople 75+ have the highest rates of TBI hospitalization and death📺 Watch The Home Health Care Today ShowWMYD-TV20 Detroit | Saturdays at 10am EST🎙️ Listen to the PodcastAvailable on Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcastsProudly sponsored by Meridian, a Centene Corporation company."Care. Above All Else."🔗 Resources:Brain Injury Association of America: https://www.biausa.orgUniversity of Michigan Neuroscience: https://www.uofmhealth.org/conditions-treatments/brain-neurological-conditionsU-M Brain-Computer Interface Clinic: https://www.uofmhealth.org/our-care/specialties-services/brain-computer-interface-bci-clinicCDC Traumatic Brain Injury Information: https://www.cdc.gov/traumatic-brain-injuryConnect with Us:LinkedIn: Dr. Cleamon Moorer, Jr./The Home Health Care Today Show#BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth #TBI #TraumaticBrainInjury #BrainComputerInterface  #Neuroscience #MichiganMedicine #GoingVital #HHCTShow #Meridian #Hope #Recovery