Assessing football players’ health beyond neurodegenerative disease
Headlines about the health of American football players have largely focused on the potential link between head injuries and neurodegenerative diseases—in particular, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a serious disease with no cure that causes cognitive and mood problems. While CTE in football players is certainly an important issue, the attention on one specific disease may be hindering the treatment of other conditions like cardiovascular disease, Weisskopf said at an August 8 “Hot Topics” seminar organized by the Office of Educational Programs.
