Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was allowed to take the field just days after hitting his head in gameplay. He suffered another potentially devastating…
Shreya Mcleod, a titled sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapist, and James F. Donnelly, a lecturer and researcher in Psychology at Southern Cross University, share insights…
Even though developing brain-trauma related neurodegenerative disease CTE is a risk for professional impact-sport athletes, there is still no way to diagnose it in…
As part of our Perspectives series, Being Patient spoke with Judith Gates about her husband’s dementia diagnosis following his years as a professional soccer…
A recent study shows that almost three-quarters of concussions sustained by college football players occurred during practice, where coaches and trainers have the most…
Studies have repeatedly shown that contact sports like hockey and football lead to repeated brain injuries that can cause CTE. However, research has also…
Diagnoses of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) — a debilitating brain disease caused by repeated brain trauma — are on the rise among former pro…