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Tackle football could soon be banned for kids younger than 12 in CA

Jan 11, 2024

McConnell will return to Senate Monday after fall

Apr 13, 2023

East Bay parents raising money for football team's 'guardian caps'

One Alhambra High School parent says following student concussions, he and other parents decided to try to purchase guardian caps for all the players. The parents hope to raise about $6,000 in order to buy the caps.

Sep 16, 2025

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Mitch McConnell released from physical therapy rehab after fall

Mar 25, 2023

CA assemblymember proposes tackle football ban for kids under 12

Feb 17, 2023

NFL and players union agree to updated concussion protocol

Oct 8, 2022

Injured Little Leaguer's CAT scan results 'normal' after second fall

Aug 22, 2022

San Francisco 49ers DE Nick Bosa clears concussion protocol, will p...

Jan 21, 2022

Former NFL player accused in fatal SC shooting had CTE

Dec 14, 2021

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East Bay parents raising money for football team's 'guardian caps'

Sep 16, 2025

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Tackle football could soon be banned for kids younger than 12 in California

Jan 9, 2024

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Should kids under 12 play tackle football? One California assemblymember proposes ban

Feb 17, 2023

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Study could challenge what we know about concussions

Jan 19, 2018

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NFL concussion protocol under scrutiny after Texans QB twitches in end zone

Dec 12, 2017

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Teen remains in coma after serious football related head injury

Aug 28, 2017

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Study: CTE in nearly 90-percent of donated athlete brains

Jul 28, 2017

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Former 49er explores NFL's concussion settlement

May 7, 2017

Latest Stories

From Q30 Innovations, LLC via CNN

FDA approves device to help protect athletes from traumatic brain injury

The C-shaped device, called the Q-Collar, works by clamping down on blood vessels in the neck.

Feb 27, 2021

Former San Francisco Giants outfielder sues Oracle Park over concussion-related injuries

The case arises from the concussion-related injuries Williams suffered when he stumbled over the left-field bullpen mound then slammed into the padded wall while trying to catch a foul ball in April of 2018.

Nov 11, 2020

Ex-cheerleader sues UC Berkeley, claiming her coaches ignored concussions

BUILLIED TO CHEER? A former UC Berkeley cheerleader says coaches ignored multiple concussions while she was on the squad.

Oct 8, 2019

Natasha Zouves says goodbye to ABC7 for Stanford Fellowship

Out of a dark year has come a life-changing opportunity. I am so excited to share it with you. I've been named a journalism fellow at Stanford University. The John S. Knight Fellowship is such a big dream, it's hard to conceive of myself as part of it.

Sep 3, 2019

Blood test may one day help doctors diagnose concussions

The first piece of diagnostic equipment most people suspected of having a concussion will usually see is a CT scanner. Problem is it doesn't always tell the doctor very much.

Aug 29, 2019