Here's what to know about CTE, the brain disease the NYC shooter blamed for his mental health issues
Read full article: Here's what to know about CTE, the brain disease the NYC shooter blamed for his mental health issuesThe man who killed four people in the New York City skyscraper that is home to NFL headquarters carried a note blaming the league for his mental health problems.
NFL widows struggled to care for former players with CTE. They say a new study minimizes their pain
Read full article: NFL widows struggled to care for former players with CTE. They say a new study minimizes their painDozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and dismissive of their experience living with the degenerative brain disease.
Researchers confirm 'Music City Miracle' star Frank Wycheck had CTE
Read full article: Researchers confirm 'Music City Miracle' star Frank Wycheck had CTEFrank Wycheck, the NFL tight end best known for throwing the lateral that started the โMusic City Miracleโ and launched the Tennessee Titansโ run to the franchiseโs lone Super Bowl appearance, had stage III chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died in December 2023 at his Chattanooga home.
Local businesses inspire young minds at Martinsvilleโs career fair
Read full article: Local businesses inspire young minds at Martinsvilleโs career fairMartinsville City Schools is helping its middle school students learn more about what they want to be when they grow up by hosting a career fair called CTE Discovery Career Quest. Itโs taking place October 8 at 10 am at the Big Chair Parking Lot in Uptown Martinsville.
Final proposal selected for new CTE building, renovation of two Roanoke Co. elementary schools
Read full article: Final proposal selected for new CTE building, renovation of two Roanoke Co. elementary schoolsA 130-million-dollar project moves forward. The Roanoke County School Board takes the next steps for the new CTE building and renovation of two elementary schools.
Roanoke County School Board selects final proposal for new CTE center, renovations to schools
Read full article: Roanoke County School Board selects final proposal for new CTE center, renovations to schoolsThe Roanoke County School Board has selected a final proposal for a new CTE center and renovations to Glen Cove and W.E. Cundiff elementary schools.
Soccer, health officials gather for head injury summit amid criticism from CTE researchers
Read full article: Soccer, health officials gather for head injury summit amid criticism from CTE researchersSoccer officials, scientists, medical professionals and others have gathered in Chicago for a head injury summit.
Roanoke County Board of Supervisors proposes record-breaking funding for school system
Read full article: Roanoke County Board of Supervisors proposes record-breaking funding for school systemThe Roanoke County Board of Supervisors is proposing a record breaking $130 million to fund a Career and Technical Education Center and renovate two elementary schools.
Slap fighting: The next big thing, or unsporting stupidity?
Read full article: Slap fighting: The next big thing, or unsporting stupidity?UFC President Dana White is selling slap fighting as the next big thing in combat sport, and the Nevada Athletic Commission has sanctioned the Power Slap League for competitions.
Widow asks $55M from NCAA for ex-USC football player's death
Read full article: Widow asks $55M from NCAA for ex-USC football player's deathAn attorney for the widow of a former University of Southern California football player has asked a jury to award her more than $50 million in a lawsuit accusing the NCAA with failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma.
Trial starts in concussion case of dead USC football player
Read full article: Trial starts in concussion case of dead USC football playerA Los Angeles jury has heard opening statements in the case of a widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma.
Autopsy: Severe brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot 6
Read full article: Autopsy: Severe brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot 6Authorities say an autopsy found unusually severe brain disease in the frontal lobe of the former NFL player accused of fatally shooting six people in South Carolina before killing himself in April.

New PSA warns against youth tackle football, compares it to smoking
Read full article: New PSA warns against youth tackle football, compares it to smokingThat's the premise for a new PSA from the Concussion Legacy Foundation, which wants parents to consider the long-term damage youth tackle football could inflict on their kids. The goal is for parents to keep kids out of tackle football until they're 14 to lessen their risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Plus, children's bodies aren't built to withstand the head-bobbling hits of tackle football, he told CNN. "They can choose not to play tackle football at all," he said. Bailes called the comparison between smoking and tackle football "misleading and inaccurate."

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