Can We Protect Football Players From Head Injury?
American football continues to be the most popular sport in the U.S. As compared to combat sports such as boxing, concussive injuries to the brain in football occur accidentally when there is a head impact exposure (HIE) due to the player’s helmeted head encountering the opposing player(s) helmeted head, torso, or turf. Sub-concussive injuries are […]
South Africa Braces For COVID-19 Wave Propelled By Omicron
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Worried scientists in South Africa are scrambling to combat the lightning spread across the country of the new and highly transmissible omicron COVID-19 variant as the world grapples with its emergence. In the space of two weeks, the omicron variant has sent South Africa from a period of low transmission to rapid […]