concussions

A three-bill package aimed at improving safety for high school athletes awaits action in the Assembly after unanimously passing the Senate.

Soccer injuries are sending soaring numbers of U.S. kids to emergency rooms, a trend driven in part by young players with concussions seeking urgent medical care, a study has found.

National Football League officials improperly sought to influence a government study on the link between football and brain disease, according to a senior House Democrat in a report issued Monday.

Younger football players are more likely to return to the field less than a day after suffering concussions than those in high school and college, according to a new study.

Critics of the proposed $1 billion settlement of NFL concussion claims want a full U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia to review a recent court decision that upheld the deal.

A federal appeals court has upheld an estimated $1 billion plan by the NFL to settle thousands of concussion lawsuits filed by former players, potentially ending a troubled chapter in league history.

The NFL has demanded The New York Times retract a story that called the league's concussion research flawed and likened the NFL's handling of head trauma to the tobacco industry's response to the dangers of cigarettes.

The NFL is standing behind a top executive's acknowledgement that the brain disease CTE can be linked to football.

CTE, which can be diagnosed only after death, has been found in the brains of dozens of former football players.

During today's morning show, Bill Spadea stressed some concerns about the upcoming movie "Concussion", which tackles the issue of football and head injuries. With former NFL player Dave Duerson's family speaking out against the film, Bill wanted to talk with an expert about the issue...