Produced by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
WisconsinWatch.org (https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/series/countering-concussions/)
This series examines the effectiveness of efforts to prevent sports-related brain injuries.
University of Wisconsin’s Austin Ramesh, Walker Williams and Jake Whalen quit football after brain injuries; ‘I’m gonna have CTE — I just know it,’ Williams says.
Sidelined by headaches, Tony Megna now intends to join former college football players who have filed 111 lawsuits against the NCAA and its athletic conferences
A Wisconsin mother whose son took his own life after developing CTE sees no value in youth tackle football: ‘What kind of a future is their kid going to have with brain damage?.’
University of Wisconsin-Madison study is testing whether explicit warnings about dementia, other problems increase athletes’ willingness to report concussions.
Doctor of ‘Concussion’ movie fame and former Badger, NFL player Chris Borland, agree: It is time to get honest about the dangers of brain injury in sports
Dr. Bennet Omalu speaks to the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism about the dangers of contact sports and subconcussive hits that damage the brain