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CNN)For years, pro football players and their families have been trying to warn us about the devastating effects of suffering repeated concussions. They've reported memory problems, outbursts of aggression, even suicidal and homicidal tendencies.
Only recently have the rest of us started to listen, as black and white data begins to paint a clearer picture of the concussion crisis in football.
In April, a federal judge gave final approval to a class-action lawsuit settlement between the NFL and thousands of former players who accused the NFL of hiding the dangers of concussions.
No doubt at least in part because of the flood of criticism the NFL received over its handling of the issue, the league in February announced it was appointing its first chief health and medical adviser. Dr. Elizabeth Nabel, president of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and a professor at Harvard Medical School, is tasked with overseeing the league's medical strategy in advancing player safety.
Nabel's credentials are impeccable.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/04/health/nfl-health-chief-interview/index.html
Only recently have the rest of us started to listen, as black and white data begins to paint a clearer picture of the concussion crisis in football.
In April, a federal judge gave final approval to a class-action lawsuit settlement between the NFL and thousands of former players who accused the NFL of hiding the dangers of concussions.
No doubt at least in part because of the flood of criticism the NFL received over its handling of the issue, the league in February announced it was appointing its first chief health and medical adviser. Dr. Elizabeth Nabel, president of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and a professor at Harvard Medical School, is tasked with overseeing the league's medical strategy in advancing player safety.
Nabel's credentials are impeccable.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/04/health/nfl-health-chief-interview/index.html
