9 d. ago Gunman who killed 4 at NFL offices had CTE, says medical examiner

A medical examiner confirmed Friday that Shane Tamura, who killed four people in July and blamed the NFL for hiding the dangers of brain injuries was suffering from CTE.

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9 d. ago 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 injuries, was suffering from the degenerative brain disease CTE, New York’s medical examiner said Friday. Shane Tamura, 27, had “unambiguous diagnostic evidence” […]

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1 week ago Former Arsenal youth player dies after sustaining brain injury during soccer game

Former Arsenal youth player Billy Vigar has died after sustaining a “significant brain injury” during a lower-league soccer match in England. He was 21. His death was confirmed by his club Chichester City on Thursday. Vigar was placed in an induced coma after sustaining the injury in a game on Saturday for the English non […]

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2 w. ago Autopsy finds hanged Mississippi student died by suicide, police say

CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) — An autopsy by the office of Mississippi’s state medical examiner concluded that a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University died by suicide, police said Thursday. The police department in Cleveland, where the campus is located, announced the findings in a news release. It said the autopsy […]

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2 w. ago ‘MONUMENTAL CHALLENGE:’ Toronto man shot in head will need lifelong care

Sam Lynch, 33, suffered severe brain injury following random gun violence in King West Village last month

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2 w. ago Decaying body found in U.S. rapper’s Tesla identified as teen girl

LOS ANGELES — A dismembered corpse found rotting in an impounded Tesla registered to rising American rap star D4vd was that of a teenage girl, a U.S. medical examiner has said. Los Angeles police discovered the body in the car’s trunk last week when they were called to a Hollywood tow yard by workers and […]

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2 w. ago Inmate dies at Winnipeg Remand Centre, Manitoba Justice says

Manitoba Justice said the 39-year-old man died in custody on Monday, and that the death has been reported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

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3 w. ago Calgary family stuck in legal battle trying to honour sister’s final wishes

Nina Caldwell suffered a brain injury at 12 years old when she was hit by a vehicle, and another accident in 2006 sent her into a nursing home.

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