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  • Read more: Youth Sports at a Crossroads (and Project Play Summit streaming today 2/25)
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    Youth Sports at a Crossroads (and Project Play Summit streaming today 2/25)

    By Christine Baugh Youth sports participation comes with a variety of health and social benefits. The position statement put out by the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) indicates that over 27 million individuals age 8-17 participate in team sports in the United States, and over 60 million participate in some form of organized athletic…

  • Read more: Are we appropriately framing the risks of brain trauma in contact sports?
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    Are we appropriately framing the risks of brain trauma in contact sports?

    By Christine Baugh The recent concussion and sport special issue of the Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics (generously made available free by the American Society of Law Medicine and Ethics: HERE), edited by new Bill of Health contributor David Orentlichter,  includes a number of important works discussing legal and ethical issues related to mild…