Derek Boogaard: A Brain Going Bad at nytimes.com traces the decline and death of NHL left winger Derek Boogaard. Boogard died on May 13, 2011, as the result of an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol. He was 28 years old. Comments from teammates, friends, and family tell a story of a decline into personality [...]
The New York Times reports that a class-action suit claiming the NCAA has been negligent in addressing concussions suffered by athletes has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern district of Illinois on behalf of Derek Owens, Adrian Arrington, Mark Turner, and Angela Palacios. Palacios is a former soccer player; Owens, Arrington, [...]
Former NHL linesman Pat Dapuzzo is just one of a number of hockey players who have been in multiple collisions and have sustained multiple concussions as a result. He is also among the number for whom the consequences of those injuries are ongoing. Dapuzzo, retired from active play and now a scout for the Toronto [...]
More than ten months after she was shot in the head last January, Representative Gabrielle Giffords is able to walk and is regaining her ability to speak, owing in large part to prolonged, intensive therapy. The need for treatment is ongoing: At this stage of her recovery, Ms. Giffords still has difficulty speaking in sentences and [...]
