A Scottish newspaper ran a story at the weekend that has echoes of the SPACE blog from mid-August:
http://theedinburghphysiospace.blogspot.com/2011/08/ex-players-sue-nfl-over-concussion.html
Here's the newspaper piece by journalist Tom English:
Scotland on Sunday newspaper article: Tom English 13/11/11
One of the key interviewees about this piece on rugby players whom had suffered concussion donating their brains post-mortem happens to be Dr Robert Cantu, whom sat with SPACE's own Stephen Mutch at a dinner in Banff in May. Interestingly this topic area was discussed, and this again discussed with the same journalist Tom English in Auckland in October when the story was mooted, & a promise to get in touch made by the journalist.
Needless to say there has been zero effort on contact! Yet the piece has run in the paper with a number of associated pieces. It is greatly positive that this area has been highlighted, which was part of the brief in the New Zealand discussions.
Seems sensible that we have this brain bank offer made to sports other than American Football.
What a pity the piece of journalism highlighting this issue is tainted a little-perhaps that's how it works with good ideas?
http://theedinburghphysiospace.blogspot.com/2011/08/ex-players-sue-nfl-over-concussion.html
Here's the newspaper piece by journalist Tom English:
Scotland on Sunday newspaper article: Tom English 13/11/11
One of the key interviewees about this piece on rugby players whom had suffered concussion donating their brains post-mortem happens to be Dr Robert Cantu, whom sat with SPACE's own Stephen Mutch at a dinner in Banff in May. Interestingly this topic area was discussed, and this again discussed with the same journalist Tom English in Auckland in October when the story was mooted, & a promise to get in touch made by the journalist. Needless to say there has been zero effort on contact! Yet the piece has run in the paper with a number of associated pieces. It is greatly positive that this area has been highlighted, which was part of the brief in the New Zealand discussions.
Seems sensible that we have this brain bank offer made to sports other than American Football.
What a pity the piece of journalism highlighting this issue is tainted a little-perhaps that's how it works with good ideas?
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