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Football is linked to dementia, and why it should be banned from high schools

Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

"> by Brian E. Moore, MD Two neuropathologists are prominently spotlighted in an article by Malcolm Gladwell in the October 19 issue of The New Yorker . The article explores a provocative question raised by autopsy results on football players: namely, should football be illegal? Featured are Dr. Ann McKee, neuropathologist at the Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts and Dr. Bennet Omalu,...

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MALCOLM GLADWELL: BOXING, FOOTBALL, DOG-FIGHTS and HEAD INJURIES

Pete McCormack's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009

For parents or fans, or doctors—heck, whomever wants to read about head injuries and dementia—a really interesting article from Malcolm Gladwell in the New Yorker called Offensive Play: How different are dogfighting and football? My friend Ryan forwarded this to me. An excerpt: The other major researcher looking at athletes and C.T.E. [chronic traumatic encephalopathy] is the neuropathologist Bennet...