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Ex-NFL Player Kellen Winslow II Pleads Guilty to Raping an Unconscious Teen
The plea deal came just hours before he was set to be retried on charges relating to assaulting three women.
The Mysterious Consequences of Repeatedly Overdosing on Opioids
Experts are concerned we'll see a rise in brain damage among people who survive multiple ODs in the age of fentanyl.
The NFL's Impossible Mission: Making Us Feel Less Guilty About Watching
What we really want is for it to be palatable to watch 300-pound men give each other brain damage each week.
We Asked NCAA Football Players Why They’re Not Scared of Brain Damage
Even though every piece of research linking concussion to their potential next step—the NFL—is terrifying.
My Concussion Taught Me Everything We Don't Know About Concussions
My head is broken—and the system is, too
The VICE Morning Bulletin
At least ten dead in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, Kim Jong Un calls Trump "mentally deranged," Facebook to share Russian ads with Congress, and more.
Lawyer for Aaron Hernandez Says He Had "Severe" Case of CTE
Hernandez, who was 27 when he died, reportedly had the same level of CTE as Ken Stabler, who died at 69.
Conor McGregor Wasn't Fatigued; He Was at Risk of Brain Damage
Dizziness and loss of balance is one of the hallmarks of mild traumatic brain injury.
The NFL Initiative to Fund Brain Research May Be Ending
The league's partnership with the National Institutes of Health has been, in a word, messy.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
Republicans keep up healthcare repeal drumbeat in Senate, wildfires in France force 10,000 to evacuate, Manafort no longer set to give public testimony, and more.
Degenerative Disease Found in 99 Percent of NFL Players' Donated Brains
A new study only strengthens the link between football and brain trauma.