It starts with a hit. Maybe a tackle in a high school football game. Maybe a blast wave during military service. The damage ...

Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and ...

A recent study suggesting media hype influences caregivers' beliefs about CTE in ex-NFL players has sparked outrage. Widows, including Dr. Eleanor Perfetto, whose husband suffered from advanced ...

When he died with advanced CTE in 2012 at age 69, Wenzel could no longer recognize Perfetto and needed help with everyday tasks like getting dressed or getting out of bed — an added problem ...