When Tom Cutinella, a 16-year-old football player from Shoreham-Wading River High School, was involved in a tragic on-field collision that took his life, there was no athletic trainer on the sideline.

The days are longer and warmer and that means being more active outside. March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and doctors want you to prevent a lifelong injury to the head.  They can range from mild ...

Taking a punishing hit on the football field or soccer pitch; having your head jostle around during a car accident; experiencing a fall from a ladder. An estimated 3.8 million concussions occur each ...

In sports, many injuries are obvious: Broken arms come with casts, and torn ligaments come with crutches. However, others — like concussions — are harder to spot. CrashCourse, a concussion education ...

While the overall rate of concussions in sports like wrestling, track and band is lower than in football and soccer, concussion rates seem to vary much more between school districts, the study found.

While players and coaches focus on 3-pointers and game-winning plays, one University of Alabama at Birmingham expert stresses that another priority should be at the top of every game plan: concussion ...

ARVADA, Colo. — An Arvada mother is backing new legislation at the Colorado State Capitol aimed at helping parents better understand the potential mental health impacts of concussions in youth sports.

A new study from UT Southwestern Medical Center suggests concussions may be going underreported in lower income and urban school districts across Dallas-Fort Worth. The study, which was published in ...