/news/tags/concussions Concussions en-US Copyright Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:36:30 GMT /news/health/2022-11-07/fall-is-concussion-season-and-not-just-for-football-doctors-warn Many doctors call fall and early winter “concussion season” because they say the numbers increase dramatically — mostly from soccer and football. Northeast Ohio doctors are warning parents to be on the lookout for concussions and say it doesn’t necessarily take a dramatic hit to cause one. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:36:30 GMT /news/health/2022-11-07/fall-is-concussion-season-and-not-just-for-football-doctors-warn Stephanie Czekalinski /news/health-science/2019-03-25/akron-company-tests-hedgehog-quill-tech-to-prevent-concussions Among the hundreds of millions of dollars being spent to try to solve the crisis of concussions in football, one effort is inspired by a hand-sized ball of quills — the hedgehog. The hedgehog falls on purpose a lot and rarely gets hurt. That’s because it escapes predators by curling into a tight ball and bouncing to the ground, protected by a pelt with about 7,000 flexible spines, or quills, arranged by nature to distribute the blows. Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:00:00 GMT /news/health-science/2019-03-25/akron-company-tests-hedgehog-quill-tech-to-prevent-concussions M.L. Schultze /news/health-science/2019-03-20/ohio-hospital-system-teaming-up-with-ohsaa-to-care-for-high-school-athletes The state’s largest health system will be the official health care partner of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), providing services at… Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:30:33 GMT /news/health-science/2019-03-20/ohio-hospital-system-teaming-up-with-ohsaa-to-care-for-high-school-athletes Karen Kasler /news/community/2018-11-01/morning-headlines-diebold-announces-job-cuts-judges-order-ohio-to-let-purged-voters-back-in Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, Nov. 1:Diebold announces global job cuts, third-quarter losses;Federal judges order Ohio to allow purged… Thu, 01 Nov 2018 11:53:09 GMT /news/community/2018-11-01/morning-headlines-diebold-announces-job-cuts-judges-order-ohio-to-let-purged-voters-back-in Amanda Rabinowitz /news/health-science/2017-08-21/cleveland-clinic-unveils-an-app-to-gauge-student-athlete-concussions The Cleveland Clinic has unveiled a new app to help coaches determine whether student athletes are ready to return to the field after taking a hit.The app… Mon, 21 Aug 2017 21:51:51 GMT /news/health-science/2017-08-21/cleveland-clinic-unveils-an-app-to-gauge-student-athlete-concussions Kabir Bhatia