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Stephanie Lamparez is a physical therapist in New Iberia, Louisiana. But she is also a para-athlete coach and has been for years who's brought teams of Louisiana para-athletes to participate in elite competitions. She's also built a community of athletes along the way.
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In this episode of WJCT's What's Health Got to Do With It, retired NFL player Ben Utecht talks about his history of brain injuries before a panel of doctors discuss concussions in sports.
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Meantime, the College Football Playoff committee announced contingences for the national semifinals - including Miami's Orange Bowl - and national championship, should any of the four teams be unable to compete.
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The medical examiner reported that the Bucs' star had a blood-alcohol level of 0.28 at the time of his death. Researchers previously said he had stage 2 CTE.
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Boston University neuropathologists said Phillip Adams had chronic traumatic encephalopathy — a degenerative brain disease found in many former football players.
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A Gainesvllle psychologist who works with sports participants says student-athletes are generally much less likely than the general population to open up to a therapist.
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Head football coach Nick Rolovich and four assistants were fired for defying the state's vaccine mandate. School officials said a small number of university workers chose not to get vaccinated.
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Health experts offer possible explanations, including higher-than-expected vaccination numbers and fans who already contracted the virus.
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Fall and football go hand in hand. But with COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths soaring from the delta variant, is it safe to go to the stadium? KHN asks the experts.
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County Mayor Jerry Demings says the decision was made because ages 11 and younger are not yet authorized to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.