Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

If you’ve ever had a head injury or suspected concussion, you may have been warned to stay awake for several hours or to have someone wake you up every hour. This advice stemmed from the belief that ...

If you have a concussion, the best thing to do is rest, drink water, and eat healthfully. Avoiding screens and bright lights can also help. In some cases, you may have a more serious injury that needs ...

Most people fully recover from concussion within 1 month. Some factors can help recovery, including getting plenty of rest and eating a healthful, high protein diet. A concussion can occur due to ...

When playing sports, it's important to remember: Brains don't have seat belts. When rapid acceleration or deceleration of the brain inside the skull occurs with a blow to the head, a concussion ...

The repeat concussions suffered by Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa less than a week apart in September 2022 have brought the seriousness of traumatic brain injury back into the public eye ...

Entrepreneurs looking to cash in on public anxiety over concussions are flooding the market with pricey products that have no scientific merit — and opening concussion clinics staffed by “specialists” ...

A deluge of concussion information pours into the media every day, which makes it hard to know who, or what to believe. Since concussions emerged onto the national scene, the general awareness level ...

From the NFL controversy to underreporting to more accurate diagnostic testing, concussion research has been making headlines lately. Yet despite the public's growing awareness, misconceptions ...

During Australia’s winter sports seasons, hundreds of thousands of children will take to the field in contact sports like rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules and soccer. With this comes the ...