The back-to-back retirements of two college quarterbacks seemingly at the start of their careers has put a spotlight again on concussions and youth sports, particularly football. On Oct. 23, North ...

Quarterbacks from Michigan and North Carolina State announced their retirements. The back-to-back retirements of two college quarterbacks seemingly at the start of their careers has put a spotlight ...

Concussions are increasingly being diagnosed in kids — especially those participating in contact sports like football — and new research shows that having more than one concussion can prolong a ...

Concussion is one of the most common injuries to the brain, affecting about two million children and teens every year. With the school year back in session and kids playing sports, health care experts ...

Kids can get head injuries in any number of ways, and a recent study explored how recovery differs when a concussion is a result of a sports injury versus non-sports related. The researchers learned ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Traumatic brain injuries (TBI), or concussions, are very common among athletes, especially ones who play contact sports like football, hockey, or soccer. In 2022, ...

A year ago, I argued that if we want to limit the number of kids suffering concussions from playing youth football, then adults should not allow them to play tackle until age 14. Until then, children ...

More concerning news from the traumatic brain injury (TBI) front: a new study shows that kids who experience just one concussion are 15 percent less likely to end up going to college — the latest ...

The number of emergency room visits by kids with concussions have jumped a full 60 percent since 2001, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Is this because more kids are ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Nearly 2 million concussions from sports or play activities occur in U.S. children and teens each year and many receive no treatment, according to a new study. The estimate is based on ...