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Fighters need to learn more about concussion risks, study head says (Reuters)
By Philip O’Connor (Reuters) – Fighters need to learn more about the risks of concussion, especially during training, to protect against brain injury, a medic leading a long-term study into head trauma said. With two professional bouts marred by high-profile head injuries in the past two months, neurologist Dr. Charles Bernick of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas, Nevada, said combat sports could never be made completely safe. “Educate yourself on concussion and head injury,” Bernick says, when asked for his best advice.
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