With fall sports season underway, concussions are all over the news. In the past two weeks, at least three NFL players — New York Jets cornerback Buster Skrine, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin and Jacksonville Jaguars running back Bernard Pierce — have suffered concussions during a game. Such incidents underscore the risks of […]
With fall sports season underway, concussions are all over the news. In the past two weeks, at least three NFL players — New York Jets cornerback Buster Skrine, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin and Jacksonville Jaguars running back Bernard Pierce — have suffered concussions during a game. Such incidents underscore the risks of […]
Klay Thompson, the star shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors, unambiguously took a knee to the face in the team’s Wednesday night game against the Houston Rockets. After that, everything got a little muddled — not only for Thompson, but also for the doctors who are being asked to explain why their test didn’t […]
Klay Thompson, the star shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors, unambiguously took a knee to the face in the team’s Wednesday night game against the Houston Rockets. After that, everything got a little muddled — not only for Thompson, but also for the doctors who are being asked to explain why their test didn’t […]
Football’s reputation has taken some serious hits lately. The onslaught began in 2002 when forensic pathologist Bennet Omalu found signs of a neurodegenerative disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the brain of former Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster after Webster’s death from suicide at age 50. Since then, signs of CTE have turned up […]
