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What to know about CTE, the brain disease the NYC shooter blamed for his mental health issues
The disease has been diagnosed in more than 100 former NFL players and arisen as an existential threat to the United States’ ...
NYC mass shooter said he had CTE: What is the brain disease known to impact NFL players
The man accused of fatally shooting four people in a Manhattan office building before turning the gun on himself on Monday, claimed to suffer from a serious brain disease in a note he left behind.
Gunman Who Targeted NFL Cited Grievances Over Football-Connected Brain Disease
The brain disease commonly known as CTE, caused by repeated head trauma, has prompted a long reckoning at all levels of ...
The NYC shooter said his brain was damaged by football. Here’s what we know about CTE.
In a note left in his wallet, the shooter, referenced chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly called by its initials CTE, and criticized the NFL for covering up the traumatic brain effects of ...
Family of boy who died from brain-eating amoeba raise awareness: "We don't want his death to be in vain"
The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr is speaking out about the child's recent death from a brain-eating amoeba in an effort to raise public awareness of the often fatal brain infection caused by ...