Here's what you need to know about concussions
Concussions have become an increasingly controversial topic in the football world.
Concussions have become an increasingly controversial topic in the football world.
Researchers in Ohio are studying a unique method that may help predict which children will experience lingering symptoms
When it comes to concussions in high school sports, there is good news and bad news, a new study suggests.
Parents of children who want to play tackle football face a tough choice these days.
The study found that over 31 percent of students who played a contact sport the previous year reported having had at least one diagnosed concussion.
The proof of a connection between playing football and brain injury is coming in as clear as day.
As exciting as some of the new technology is, it isn't a full solution to the problem facing the sport.
The agent for Tom Brady says the New England Patriots quarterback wasn't diagnosed with a concussion last year.
The NFL's most popular player may have concealed a serious head injury during the 2016 season.
For decades the NFL has entertained America. Now its players are turning on the league, accusing them of keeping deadly secrets.
Did the NFL omit 100+ concussions from the study it relied upon to show no direct link between football and brain damage?
The University of Miami and Miami-Dade County Public Schools are teaming up to make concussion awareness, prevention and treatment a priority for all the student athletes in the county.
Long gone are the days of "shaking it off" and playing through a sports injury. As more and more concussions are being diagnosed in high school sports, many more athletes are sitting on the sidelines. This is in large part due to both a new law and more coaches and trainers being trained on the condition.
To many-a-fan's dismay, some players were noticeably 'out of it' and even collapsed after sustaining a head injury during play. While getting injured is something that can happen in any sport, certain protocols need to be followed to ensure player safety.
Former Miami Dolphins player and Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino has filed a lawsuit against the NFL claiming players were misled and that information about football-related brain injuries was not revealed.
For the first time, researchers may be able to detect the devastating brain condition chronic traumatic encephalopathy, in living people. The discovery, reported in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, could hold huge ramifications for football players.
Bernie Kosar withstood his fair share of hard hits during his career with the Miami Hurricanes and Cleveland Browns. Kosar, like all football players, suffered concussions during his career, but he's trying to avoid the downfall players like Junior Seau have had through a new treatment.
Junior Seau, one of the NFL's best and fiercest players for nearly two decades, had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide last May, the National Institutes of Health told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Student athletes get an education in the classroom, but they haven't had a proper one on injury prevention. That changed Friday morning, when Governor Rick Scott signed into law House Bill 291.
The San Diego County coroner had ruled the death of Former Miami Dolphins linebacker Junior Seau a suicide.
Major League Soccer is looking to take the lead with the best protocol for handling concussions, and the league did just that In Fort Lauderdale.
Nearly two dozen former NFL players are suing the league over severe and permanent brain damage they say is linked to concussions suffered on the job.
While the NFL and its current players continue to haggle over more than $9 billion in revenue, a group of retired players have filed suit saying the NFL hid the dangers of concussions for decades.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
It's Back-To-School and that also means back to the lunch room, as breakfast and lunch are free to all Miami-Dade public school students again this year.
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The Texas dairy worker infected by H5N1 "did not disclose the name of their workplace," frustrating investigators.
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