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Early Brain Damage in Contact Sports: What New Study Reveals About Risk to Young Athletes
In 2018, we wrote an advice column addressing a parent’s concerns about long-term brain damage that can result from contact sports. Now, with new research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Boston University, it’s time to revisit this critical topic. A new study published this month reveals that even young contact-sport athletes show…
Should we let our son play tackle football?
Q: My son plays flag football, which I’ve been okay with, but now that he’s about to start high school, he wants to try out for the school’s tackle football team. I know this isn’t the NFL, but I can’t stop thinking about the risks involved, like concussions, and how they can lead to CTE. My…

