A Crucial Catch: Ethics, the NFL, and Public Health Advocacy
by Macey L. Henderson, J.D. I enjoy watching my favorite NFL teams and players during football season. As the daughter of a local sports attorney who grew up down the street from the Indianapolis Colts...
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by Steven H. Miles, MD and Shailendra Prasad, MD, MPH This is a special pre-print posting of an editorial scheduled for the January 2016 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics. Health professionals...
View ArticleIs it Time for The NFL to Change Its Policy on Medical Marijuana?
by Keisha Ray, Ph.D. Seantrel Henderson is a 24-year-old player on The National Football League’s (NFL) Buffalo Bills. Henderson is currently suspended from playing in the NFL because for the second...
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Projection NOT Promotion: Why the Violence of Sports is Ethical in Society
STUDENT VOICES By Maria Trivelpiece It is quite difficult to get through a day without hearing or seeing some mention of sports or athletics in our world. They practically dominate society....
View ArticleHeads Up: Time to Say Goodbye to Football
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D. Suppose a prescribed drug caused brain damage in 99.1% of people who took it. Would you take the drug? How long before that drug was pulled from the marketplace and the lawsuits...
View ArticleNewspaper Op-Eds Should Disclose Authors’ Industry Ties
Earlier this month, The Seattle Times published an op-ed by Samuel Browd, medical director of Seattle Children’s Sport Concussion Program, on the risks of brain injury in youth sports. Dr. Browd...
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