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In a blow to Wall Street today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed new rules that would give customers back the right to file class-action lawsuits against financial firms. The rules seem certain to take effect because they...

(Pictured above: Our host Mike Buck with Dr. Matthew Koenig from The Queen's Medical Center.) Do you know how to recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke? Knowing could save someone you know from suffering a disability....

It is important to be on the lookout for signs and symptoms of mTBI. If you recognize such an injury to yourself or to anyone you care about, speak up.   Pain & Physical Sensation Headache or “pressure”...

Often brushed off as “seeing stars,” mild traumatic brain injury (also called a concussion) is a subset of traumatic brain injury that occurs when an external force alters brain function. The brain, suspended in cerebrospinal fluid, reacts to...

Asbestos Nation, part of the Environmental Working Group's Action Fund, has found that 589 people died in Hawai‘i due to asbestos-related illnesses between the years of 1999-2013, an average rate of 39 deaths annually, in a study of...

Sports-related brain injuries threaten the lives of millions of people in the US today. Parents of student athletes must be especially aware of the risks involved when their kids play contact sports. The research into this category of...

Whether it's to get a student loan, get hired, or place an elderly loved one in a care home, people often have no choice but to sign contracts with forced arbitration clauses that make sure a day in...

We all know what can happen from a single, huge traumatic event like a car crash, or getting your bell rung at a football game, where you have a more life-threatening injury. Less obvious, though, is what goes...