Today’s NY Times has two articles about NFL players who went on to develop serious neurological problems as a result of repeated blows to the head (concussion and sub-concussive impacts) […]
Still More Football Concussion Sadness Read More »
As my regular readers know, I’ve blogged quite a bit about how football players develop Parkinson’s disease and other neurological issues as a result of the frequent concussions and related
More Football Concussion Sadness Read More »
There was a lot of press coverage this weekend about the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony and its refusal to let Junior Seau‘s daughter speak in honor of her
Follow Up: Football + Concussions Read More »
The NY Times reports that GE and the NFL have teamed up to fund research into football-related brain traumas. Six teams of investigators each received $500,000 to study football concussions and
Football + Concussions = Serious Long Term Neurological Problems Read More »
As I noted before (click!), plenty of news outlets are willing to attribute Muhammad Ali’s Parkinson’s disease to the innumerable hits to the head that Ali received during his boxing career.
Michael J. Fox Foundation on Muhammad Ali’s Parkinson’s Disease Read More »
Say what you will about his xenophobic and racist rants, his spray tan and ridiculous hair. But Donald Trump’s statement that professional football has gotten too “soft” because the players don’t
Donald Trump is an Idiot Read More »
Although I’m down on professional sports which lead to head injuries that later lead to Parkinson’s disease (e.g., boxing and football), I’m up on Rock Steady, a boxing program for people
Rock On, Rock Steady! Read More »
The title of this New York Times article says it all: “Makers of Sony’s ‘Concussion’ Film Tried to Prevent Angering N.F.L., Emails Show.” Apparently, hackers recently published some purloined emails
The NY Times reports today on a court case that will award millions of dollars to about 21,000 former NFL players who are expected to get, or already have, serious