Tag: brain-injuries
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Concussions remain common even as awareness improves
Two decades after the NFL brushed off concussion concerns as being of interest only to journalists, the issue is at the forefront of any discussion about player safety and unlikely to go away anytime soon. From the 2015 film “Concussion” about a doctor who fought the NFL's campaign to conceal his research on the brain…
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NFL-Concussions remain common even as awareness improves
(Updates with 2015 concussion number) By Andrew Both Jan 30 (Reuters) – Two decades after the NFL brushed off concussion concerns as being of interest only to journalists, the issue is at the forefront of any discussion about player safety and unlikely to go away anytime soon. From the 2015 film “Concussion” about a doctor…
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Concussion Film Reveals Dire Need to Learn More About Traumatic Brain Injuries and Treatments
If you've gotten past the Star Wars hype, you may have noticed the film Concussion in movie theaters. And just as Concussion itself is working to compete with the franchise blockbuster, its main characters are equally pitted against a massive sports corporation that “owns a day of the week.”The film, set in 2002, follows Dr.…