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32 days ago
Sitting at North Yorkshire Coroners Court, senior coroner Jonathan Heath said Mr McQueen developed CTE from heading the ball during his career.
Heading football likely contributed to Gordon McQueen's brain disease, inquest finds ⊖
An inquest concludes that "it is likely that repetitive head impacts, sustained by heading the ball while playing football, contributed to the CTE" which was a factor in the former Scotland footballe…
4 months ago
NCAA must pay $18m over alleged failure to warn player about concussion risks ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Jury finds college sports’ governing body negligent
Robert Geathers has shown signs of CTE
A South Carolina jury has decided the NCAA owes a former college football player and his wife $18m, while find…
Shane Christie sustained multiple head injuries playing rugby. In death, he is still fighting for change ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The former All Blacks Sevens player suspected he had CTE, a disease associated with head impacts, and has donated his brain to science to help understand the condition
First came the headaches, a feel…
5 months ago
NFL headquarters gunman diagnosed with CTE following deadly attack that killed four ○
The gunman who took his own life after killing four people and injuring an NFL employee this summer has been diagnosed with CTE. Shane Tamura, 27, carried out the deadly attack at a Manhattan office…
NYC shooter Shane Tamura had CTE, medical examiner says ○
A brain examination determined the 27-year-old gunman had the degenerative brain disease.
Man who killed four people in New York City building containing NFL headquarters had CTE ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Medical examiner says autopsy of Shane Tamura, who played football in high school, showed evidence of brain disease
The mass shooter who suspected he had CTE when he killed four people and himself in …
6 months ago
Shane Christie, rugby concussion campaigner who wanted to donate his brain, found dead at 39 ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
New Zealander suffered multiple concussions
Police called to his Nelson home on Wednesday morning
Shane Christie, the former Māori All Blacks player who had wanted his brain to be studied after sufferi…
The New York gunman blamed CTE. I’ve seen that pain and I know silence is deadly | RK Russell ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
As a former NFL player, I’ve seen up close what brain trauma can do. Shane Tamura’s final note echoed a familiar pain while showing how silence, access and neglect can kill
Four people lost their live…
Brain injuries and legal battles: the NFL’s persistent problem with CTE ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The league first publicly accepted there was a link between the sport and the incurable brain disease in 2016 – but still outright denied claims
On Monday evening, a man brandishing an AR-15-style rif…