The risk of concussions from football and some other sports is so serious that a qualified athletic trainer should always be on the field — at adult and children’s games, and even at practice, a major doctors group said Monday. Read more…

Got A Sports Concussion? See A Doctor And Don’t Play Games

Listen up, those knocks to the head during sports are no game. Today the American Academy of Neurology chimed in on the issue of concussions sustained during contact sports with a new position paper. Find out more . . .

Study: Concussions Soar Among Young Athletes

August 30, 2010 

A new study in the journal Pediatrics shows a dramatic increase in the number of sports-related concussions for child athletes. NPR’s Melissa Block talks to Dr. Lisa Bakhos, the lead author of the study. Find out more. . .

Concussion Worries Renew Focus On Football Safety

September 24, 2010 

Football concussions no longer are the elephant in the room.

Another season is in full swing, and talk about concussions is everywhere — from the National Football League to college to high school on down. Read on. . .

NFL, Fans Take Player Concussions Seriously

September 24, 2010

The NFL has put into place panels and rules to guard against players playing with concussions. Violent collisions are more prevalent in football as players are getting faster and stronger. The whole story . . .

The Academic Fallout Of Teen Athlete Concussions

May 19, 2010

Most of the discussion on concussions in sports has focused on professional athletes — mainly football players — and how there needs to be better knowledge and training in treating head injuries. The issue is much more prevalent and serious at younger ages, however — particularly at the high school level. Find out more . . .

NFL: Dodging The Concussion Discussion?

August 26, 2009

Unlike baseball, basketball and ice hockey, football is strictly an all-American game. Oh, there are a few Samoans in the NFL, the odd Canadian, but unlike most popular American cultural components, football has never succeeded as an export. Either it’s just our thing, like bullfighting in Spain, or other people are too smart to risk playing it. Read whole story . . .