Brigham and Women’s Chief Named NFL Medical Adviser

Boston Globe Robert Cantu, MD, neurosurgery The National Football League, moving to quell criticism that it has long neglected the safety of players, on Monday named the president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston as its first chief health and medical adviser. Expert quote: “She is a very respected clinician but also a very […]

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Study Cites Youth Football for Issues

ESPN Outside the Lines Robert Stern, PhD, neurology, neurosurgery, CTE Center; Robert Cantu, MD, neurosurgery Former NFL players who played tackle football as young children were more likely to have thinking and memory problems as adults, a Boston University study published Wednesday in a medical journal found.   Expert quote: Robert Stern, PhD: “We have findings from […]

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