Each year, about two million children, many while playing organized sports, suffer concussions. But, according to concussions researcher Jaclyn Stephens, an occupational therapist and associate ...

The NFL is challenging innovators to improve the facemask on football helmets to reduce concussions in the game. The league announced on Friday at an innovation summit for the Super Bowl the next ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The NFL is challenging innovators to improve the facemask on football helmets to reduce concussions in the game. The league announced on Friday at an innovation summit for the Super ...

In 2022, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned to a game against the Buffalo Bills after sustaining a head injury that the NFL later acknowledged should have been classified as a ...

There were 1,157 more kickoff returns this season, which led to an increase in concussions. Justin Edmonds / Getty Images A year after its players experienced a historically low number of concussions, ...

The NFL is considering changes to its kickoff format just two seasons into its existence. According to Mark Maske of the Washington Post, the league indicated that the reason for a potential change is ...

The "blue medical tent" for initial injury and concussion evaluations is raised on an NFL sideline during the 2023 season. James D. Smith / AP This piece is part of The Athletic’s annual NFL anonymous ...

A previous concussion has been linked to an increased risk of a subsequent car crash ending in permanent disability, not necessarily because of injury severity, but because the brain appears to lack ...

MANCHESTER, England, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Professional women footballers who have sustained three or more concussions may experience reduced attention span, according to a study led by global players ...

Colts cornerback Charvarius Ward is considering retirement after suffering three concussions during the 2025 season. Ward continues to experience debilitating migraines and headaches weeks after his ...

After suffering three concussions this season, former 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward is taking a long hard look at his future. Ward, who left the Niners and signed with the Colts this past offseason ...

The actress, 46, suffered a traumatic brain injury in May after fainting while at a beach and falling face first into a boulder Corey Nickols/Getty; Evangeline Lilly/Instagram Evangeline Lilly ...