A Canadian Study published on-line in January 2026 by the Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA Network Open, ...

The number of concussions sustained by NFL players fell to historic lows this season. The football league released its findings regarding player safety developments on Thursday, which showed ...

Awareness about concussions has never been greater among high school athletes and coaches, thanks to the spotlight shone on some former NFL players who’ve experienced problems later in life. But a ...

But for students, the most significant consequences of concussions often occur far from the field. They're academic ones, and ...

The Derek Sheely Foundation and Klick Health created a free Madden mod that simulates concussion symptoms like blurry vision ...

The mod was created by the Derek Sheely Foundation to bring more awareness to the dangers and warning signs of traumatic head ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

On Nov. 30, Kosta Karageorge, a defensive lineman for Ohio State, was found dead of a gunshot wound — an apparent suicide. His family cited his multiple sports-related concussions (Karageorge was also ...

A couple of weeks ago, eight-year-old Liam Ramsay-Leavitt of Martinez, Calif., was swinging on the monkey bars at school. "And then I just fell on my side," he says. "I was kind of dizzy and I had an ...

Close to 2 million U.S. children and teens may suffer concussions annually, say researchers who add that the prevalence of head injuries among American youth has been underestimated for years. Using ...

Every year, almost half a million (PDF) children across the United States visit emergency rooms for concussions. But recent studies find that number may undercount just how many kids really have ...

When it comes to concussions, the biggest question, especially on the minds of parents of student-athletes, is whether and when their child should get back in the game. But researchers at the Children ...