brain injuries

On this episode of "What's Health," we discuss what the public often overlooks regarding brain trauma. Then, a conversion about the healing work of speech pathologists.

From the invisible impact of brain injuries in sports to the overlooked threat of sun exposure, "What's Health" host Dr. Joe Sirven dives into hidden dangers that can change lives in an instant.

A severe traumatic brain injury can make it hard to remember recent events or conversations. But a form of brain stimulation appears to ease this memory deficit.

Matthew Gee's widow alleged he suffered repeated brain-damaging hits as a college athlete that led to substance abuse and eventually his death. The verdict could affect countless claims by athletes who sue sports organizations over head injuries,

Some concussion experts hope that a major meeting in Amsterdam could lead to a consensus statement that could improve research on how concussions impact women.

It's a “broken system,” Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy tweeted after Tampa's Cameron Brate was allowed to play Sunday before he was diagnosed with a concussion at halftime. It came days after a similar situation with the Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa.

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.

After several years of development between disability advocates, law enforcement and transportation officials, the Purple Alert will be rolling out July 1.

Lawmakers voted to give $150,000 stipends to parents whose children were once enrolled in the NICA state program but had been dropped when the children succumbed to their birth injuries.

Boston University neuropathologists said Phillip Adams had chronic traumatic encephalopathy — a degenerative brain disease found in many former football players.