Spectrum News NY1

Gunman who blamed NFL for hiding brain injury dangers had CTE, medical examiner confirms

The former high school football player who killed four people inside a Manhattan office tower that houses the headquarters of the NFL, and who blamed the league for hiding the dangers of brain ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Milford High School's CTE center renovation is on the ballot for a third time

The proposed renovation of Milford High School’s Career and Technical Education center would upgrade equipment and programs to current industry standards and help address the region’s growing shortage ...
KTVB

Idaho's CTE division faces nearly $4M in cuts, warns of decade-long recovery and workforce impacts

BOISE, Idaho — Career technical education touches every aspect of Idaho life, from the workers who build homes to the technicians who draw blood. Now, the state agency that supports those programs ...
Medscape

Strongest Evidence to Date Links Advanced CTE to Dementia

Advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is associated with a fourfold increased risk of dementia and is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Results of a large autopsy study of more ...
People

Former Detroit Lions Star Tracy Scroggins Dies at 56 as Family Suspects CTE

The defensive end, who played for the Lions for 10 seasons, is third all-time on the franchise's sack list Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...
New York Post

Former Lions defensive lineman Tracy Scroggins dead at 56 as family blames CTE

Tracy Scroggins, a former defensive lineman who spent his entire 10-year NFL career with the Detroit Lions, died Monday at the age of 56. Scroggins’ family confirmed his death in a statement to TMZ, ...
USA Today

Who has had CTE? Notable NFL players who suffered from disease

After Detroit Lions lifer Tracy Scroggins died at 56, his family was quick to blame his NFL playing career for the "untimely" nature of his death. Scroggins' family suspects chronic traumatic ...
STAT

As a scientist and NFL widow, I am furious about a recent NFL Players Association-funded CTE study

When 125 million Americans watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, the NFL and NFL Players Association (NFLPA) don’t want them thinking about the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy. When fans see ...
WDBJ

Franklin County High School senior talks CTE program benefits

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WDBJ) - Demand continues to rise for skilled trade workers. In response, Franklin County Public Schools is planning to expand its Career and Technical Education program by building a ...
WJHG

BDS prepares students to join the workforce with CTE Career Expo

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The month of February is Career Technical Education (CTE) month, which celebrates the impact career and technical education programs have on a student’s career. Bay ...
Yahoo

CTE is ‘a major contributor to dementia,’ BU researchers say

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There is a “robust” association between dementia risk and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a brain disease which can be caused by ...