Why it's better to call a concussion a brain injury Ex-NFL QB Matt Hasselbeck and Chris Nowinski, CEO of the Concussion and CTE Foundation, discuss brain injuries and diagnosing CTE in the living.

Concussions in cycling are no longer dismissed as just “getting your bell rung.” As helmet technology, medical imaging, and sports science have evolved, so too has our understanding of traumatic brain ...

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 ...

The scariest injury in football isn’t a torn anterior cruciate ligament or a ruptured Achilles. Instead, it is an injury that is not always even seen. There is nothing in football that can compare to ...

ALBANY — Siena graduate center Riley Mulvey turned the lights down, stayed off his phone and didn’t go on his computer. He had trouble sleeping. He couldn’t do his schoolwork and became unusually ...

A simple checklist and better handouts helped clinicians transform how concussions are handled in primary care — boosting symptom tracking, family education, and follow-up care. The intervention, ...

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 ...

A four-time Pro Bowler’s NFL career is seemingly in jeopardy after suffering his third concussion in three months. Vikings center Ryan Kelly was placed on injured reserve Wednesday after he was ...

After two months of rampant speculation and mysterious silence on the subject, Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs has finally given an explanation for how he got a concussion back in mid-October, an ...