March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, and experts emphasize the importance of recognizing concussions, which can occur in various situations beyond sports.

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Each year, about two million children, many while playing organized sports, suffer concussions. But, according to concussions researcher Jaclyn Stephens, an occupational therapist and associate ...

Jaxon Smith-Njigba returned to Super Bowl 60 after being examined for a concussion. Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba returned to the Super Bowl against the ...

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A group of exclusive sunny islands are on alert as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an urgent warning of a virus outbreak. The Seychelles, a group of islands in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though the US had basically eliminated the measles as of 2000, experts agree that the disease is making a comeback now due to ...

A U.S. vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for later this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will not be held, with no new dates announced, according to a spokesman for ...

Did you know that a concussion is a considered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)? Or that every 9 seconds, someone in the U.S.