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NEWS ABOUT: head injuries

head injuries stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie is back at work on the Long Island set of Salt after bumping her head and being rushed to the hospital this morning, People reports. "As a precautionary measure, Ms. Jolie will be taken to the hospital and examined," Columbia Pictures said in a statement. Jolie,... More »

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entertainment • Angelina Jolie • film • hospital • Long Island • head injuries • actress • movie star • Salt

Richardson Tragedy Helps Save 7-Year-Old's Life

Parents take 7-year-old in after seeing story on CNN

Mar 26, 09 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The tragic death of actress Natasha Richardson from an epidural hematoma has raised awareness of the dangers of seemingly minor head injuries, and helped save the life of a 7-year-old Ohio girl, CNN reports. Morgan McCracken was hit by a baseball while playing with her father, but seemed OK. “... More »

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surgery • trauma • head injuries • Natasha Richardson • head trauma • hematoma • epidural hematoma

 Richardson Dead at 45 


Mar 19, 09 12:12 AM CDT
(AP) - Natasha Richardson, a gifted and precocious heiress to acting royalty whose career highlights included the film Patty Hearst and a Tony-winning performance in a stage revival of Cabaret, died yesterday at age 45 after suffering a head injury during a ski lesson. It was a sudden and horrifying loss for... More »

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actor • Liam Neeson • ski accidents • head injuries • actress • Natasha Richardson • Vanessa Redgrave

 Seizure Risk Lingers 
 10 Years After Brain Trauma 

Danish study sparks ideas for better long-term treatment

Feb 23, 09 2:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Among the overlooked effects of the sort of brain injuries incurred in contact sports is the likelihood of having an epileptic seizure as long as 10 years after the injury, new research shows. The risk goes up 3.5 times for those who had a mild injury or skull fracture,... More »

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brain • medical research • injury • epilepsy • seizures • head injuries

OPINION

 Athletes Put Lives on the Line 


Jan 28, 09 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - When Willis McGahee was wheeled off the field during the AFC championship game, “it was impossible not to fear the worst,” writes Wendy MacLeod in the Washington Post. And when she tried to find his status online, she turned up a YouTube video entitled, “McGahee Gets... More »

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NFL • football • concussions • sports injuries • brain injuries • gladiators • head injuries • Willis McGahee

(Newser) - A sixth former NFL player has been diagnosed posthumously with a rare brain disease, lending credence to claims that concussions sustained playing football can have a cumulative, even deadly, effect, the Tampa Tribune reports. Tom McHale, who played for the Buccaneers, died from an overdose of painkillers and cocaine... More »

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NFL • football • concussions • Tampa Bay Buccaneers • brain injuries • scientific study • medical study • head injuries • Tom McHale • chronic traumatic encephalopathy

OPINION

Concussion Means It's Time to Retire, Moron

Roethlisberger risks losing far more than just a football game

Jan 8, 09 1:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger plans to start Sunday’s playoff game despite having sustained a concussion on the final day of the regular season, and he and the people aiding and abetting that foolhardy decision need a wake-up call. “Ben Roethlisberger is not brave,” Charles P. Pierce... More »

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NFL • dementia • Ben Roethlisberger • football • Pittsburgh Steelers • hockey • concussions • Boston Bruins • brain injuries • Alzheimer's Disease • Patrice Bergeron • head injuries

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