Appeals Court Affirms Landmark N.F.L. Concussion Settlement
Orig Post www.nytimes.com | Re-Post Duerson Foundation 4/21/2016 PHILADELPHIA — Nearly three years ago, the N.F.L. and lawyers for...
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Survey Finds That 90 Percent of Dads Who Suffered Football-Related Concussions Want Their Children to Play Tackle Football
Orig Post jeffnixon.sportsblog.com | Re-Post Duerson Foundation 4/21/2016 A survey of 300 dads who played tackle football at the high...
Transcranial Doppler Device May Diagnose Concussion, New Study
Orig Post sportact.net | Re-Post Duerson Foundation 4/21/2016 Mapping blood flow in the brain of athletes using an advanced...
Teen Who ‘Mentally Dwindled Away’ After 2 Concussions Kills Himself, Mother, And Brother In Murder-Suicide
Original Post www.medicaldaily.com | Re-Post Duerson Foundation 4/13/2016 A Texas teenager fatally stabbed his mother and younger brother before...
For a Cowboys Star With Dementia, Time Is Running Out
Orig Post www.nytimes.com | Re-Post Duerson Foundation 4/13/2016 WILLOW PARK, Tex. — The Hall of Famer Rayfield Wright’s increasingly...
Flipped Upside Down: Concussions Hamper Kristen DeCosta’s Gymnastics Career
Orig Post www.iowastatedaily.com | Re-Post Duerson Foundation 4/7/2016 She must be fine. After all, it wasn’t as bad as before,...
Here’s Why 19,000 Former Players Agreed to the NFL Concussion Settlement and Only 94 Appealed
Orig Post jeffnixon.sportsblog.com | Re-Post Duerson Foundation 4/7/2016 C.T.E. (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopothy) Three big words and one small acronym for...
FLORIDA: FULLY Inform Parents – Sub-Concussive Football Brain Damage Threatens Children
Orig Post www.change.org | Re-Post Duerson Foundation 4/4/2016 Superstar Will Smith’s movie “Concussion” just hit theaters on Christmas Day. I...
Mike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: The Impact of the NFL’s CTE Admission
Orig Post bleacherreport.com | Re-Post Duerson Foundation 4/4/2016 1. Players retiring early is no longer a fluke. Packers defensive lineman...
Late Ex-Eagle Kevin Turner Once Told Harrowing NFL Concussion Protocol Story
Orig Post www.nj.com | Re-Post Duesron Foundation 4/4/2016 When ex-Eagles fullback Kevin Turner passed away from ALS last week,...