Snowmobiler Caleb Moore, at age 25, died Thursday after sustaining a traumatic brain injury in an accident a week ago while competing at the Winter X Games in Colorado. Moore passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., where he was sent following his crash at the X..
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Former Green Bay Packers linebacker George Koonce joined experts with the Medical College of Wisconsin for a panel held at Marquette University focusing on concussions and their impact on athletes. “I know when I played, a lot of coaches, administrators and players looked at it as being soft – because..
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The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) is putting its money where its mouth is, awarding Harvard Medical School a $100 million grant to find ways to prevent and treat a whole host of illnesses that current and ex-players face, from brain damage to heart trouble to mental woes. http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/01/nflpa_hms_initiativ/..
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Reportedly for the first time, scientists have found a link between brain deterioration, poor sleep and memory loss as we grow older, according to the University of California, Berkeley. In a press release, UC Berkeley is claiming that this research “opens the door to boosting the quality of sleep in..
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A New York Rangers hockey fan, who was beaten unconscious after a Rangers-Philadelphia Flyers game a year ago, is suing one of the men who attacked him and the bar that served that man alcohol, according to The Star-Ledger. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/01/neal_auricchio_jr_beating_pres.html The lawsuit was filed in Philadelphia by Neal Auricchio Jr.,..
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Hillary Clinton is becoming a poster child for how difficult recovering from a concussion can be. Last Wednesday when Clinton testified about the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, the New York Daily News noticed that one of her eyeglass lenses had a Fresnel prism. That device helps people..
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My friend and professional colleague, Boston attorney Ken Kolpan, last week offered some insight into the tragic case of ex-NFL linebacker Junior Seau in an interview with the Boston Herald. http://bostonherald.com/sports/patriots_nfl/nfl_coverage/2013/01/junior_seau_family_joins_long_list_nfl_lawsuits Kolpan, who is also an expert in cases involving traumatic brain injury, was quoted in a story about Seau’s..
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The other shoe has dropped in the tragic suicide of ex-NFL player Junior Seau. His family has filed suit against the league, alleging that brain disease caused by the head injuries he sustained playing led him to kill himself, according to the Associated Press. http://www.northjersey.com/news/Junior_Seaus_family_sues_NFL_over_brain_injuries.html Seau’s family filed the lawsuit..
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