Concussion

Rubble and exposed I-beams are shown after the Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq was bombed.

More than 100 US troops diagnosed with brain injuries from Iran attack

February 11, 2020Conflict

The US military on Monday disclosed a more than 50% jump in cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran’s missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, with the number of service members diagnosed climbing to over 100.

New research finds that heading the soccer ball may be riskier for women than men

November 26, 2017Health

A trainer kneels over the Boston Bruins' Nathan Horton after Horton was hit by the Vancouver Canucks' Aaron Rome in Boston, Massachusetts, June 6, 2011.

Global sports deal with concussions differently

September 2, 2016Books

After teen dies of mysterious head injuries, doctors asking questions about football

August 24, 2016Arts, Culture & Media

Concussions in soccer are a real thing. So why not change the substitution rule?

August 28, 2014Sports

Soccer’s governing body FIFA is being sued in California over the sport’s handling of concussions. One key to the debate over concussions in soccer is whether FIFA will change its rigid substitution rules at the top professional and international levels.

A new medical report puts a price on NHL hockey injuries

January 21, 2014Sports

The high price of hockey injuries: a new medical report calculates that the NHL pays $218m for player who get hurt

Watch the soccer injury that might change the rules of the game

November 5, 2013Sports

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris of the Totteham Hotspur took a knee to the head in a recent match, and lost consciousness briefly. Instead of removing him from the game, his coach kept him in.

Documentary sheds light on concussions in the NFL despite league pressures

September 17, 2013Health & Medicine

A new documentary and book about the NFL and the pervasive concussion problem its players face comes just as the conflict has reached some resolution. The NFL announced it had reached a $750 million settlement for players affected by concussions. The new documentary and book will be released Oct. 8.

N.F.L. Agrees to $765 Million Settlement in Concussion Lawsuit

September 17, 2013Sports

The National Football League (N.F.L.) may have given up a rushing metaphorical touchdown. A group of over 4,500 former players have gone toe-to-toe with the N.F.L in a lawsuit, alleging the League was dishonest about the game’s concussion problems over the past half-century. Yesterday, Senior U.S. District Judge Anita Brody in Philadelphia issued an order […]