The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidelines for the first time on treating children with concussions, saying they will provide doctors with the "tools they need to ensure the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines regarding treatment of pediatric concussions. Dr. Martha Pyron, a Sports Medicine Physician and owner of Medicine ...

For the study, CDC researchers examined national data collected between 2001 and 2013 regarding playground-related injuries in children 14 and younger. Of the 215,000 children treated annually for ...

A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head—or hit to the body—that causes the brain to move rapidly back and forth in the skull. Concussions can have ...

NUTLEY, N.J. (AP) -- As awareness continues to grow about sports-related concussions among student athletes, two New Jersey lawmakers say it’s time for schools to start following nationwide protocols ...

There's an injury on the field — a collision or maybe a fall — and now a student athlete doesn't feel right. The coach thinks the athlete looks confused and clumsy. The athlete reports concerning ...

Children with the least material deprivation visit the emergency department (ED) for concussion more frequently than children with the most material deprivation, according to a Canadian study. The ...

Philadelphia, October 30, 2024 – Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that non-Hispanic Black children and those with public insurance and lower Child Opportunity Index ...

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that non-Hispanic Black children and those with public insurance and lower Child Opportunity Index (COI) scores were much more likely ...

UltraThera Technologies, Inc. announced that multi-site retrospective clinical chart reviews found that patients with chronic ...