Concussion and head trauma in contact sports to be examined by parliamentary inquiry
by Melissa Davey Medical editor from on (#66C27)
Lidia Thorpe's proposal receives unanimous support, with the Greens senator saying sports organisations need to be transparent about evidence'
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A federal parliamentary committee will examine concussion and repeated head trauma in contact sports, following unanimous support for the inquiry when it was tabled by Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe on Thursday.
The push follows growing concern about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, the neurodegenerative disease associated with repeated head trauma and concussion that has been increasingly linked to contact and collision sports.
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