Concussions in the NFL: a Willful Disregard for Evidence

When I told a 15 year-old girl and her family that she shouldn't play in a Rugby playoff game the next week because she had had a concussion, they pressed me to change my mind. But I wouldn't change my mind, because two concussions in quick succession can be life-threatening, and mutiple concussions in one's life can lead to dementia and depression.

Their reponse mirrrored that of the N.F.L., which appears only recently to be taking the risk of repeated minor traumatic brain injury in football players seriously. Read more...