The physically dangerous nature of motorcycle racing requires a perpetual push for improved safety measures, including protecting riders from themselves. MotoAmerica and healthcare giant Abbott announced on Thursday that the championship will start using ...

Travis Kelce is revisiting a moment he’d like to forget — but didn’t —from Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. The Kansas City Chiefs star, who took a brutal helmet to the chest just before halftime, was evaluated for a concussion, he shared ...

Mayo Clinic announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with King-Devick Test for sideline concussion testing. "Concussions are in the national spotlight for the damage being done to student and professional athletes," the clinic says in its ...

Elizabeth Davenport, assistant professor of radiology at UT Southwestern, points to an image of a brain impacted by a concussion at UT Southwestern Clements Imaging Building on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Dallas. A new blood test can help doctors ...

OLD WESTBURY, New York (WABC) -- Any parent of an athlete will tell you one of their biggest concerns is concussions, and Carol Goldrick is no different when it comes to her 13-year-old daughter Victoria, who plays basketball and lacrosse. "I'm an ...

Initial concussion diagnoses would likely be determined through the Standardized Concussion Assessment Tool at the time of the incident. Walt Whitman football coach Jim Kuhn said a major benefit of baseline concussion testing is that it takes coaches' instinct out of the equation and leaves athletes' safety in the hands of medical professionals.

PITTSBURGH — Free concussion baseline testing will be offered to student athletes, ages 5 and up, from the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and UPMC Sports Medicine. The Heads UP Pittsburgh program is a concussion awareness and baseline testing initiative ...