Sleep is a critical component for concussion recovery among kids, a new study reports. Limiting naps during the day and getting about seven hours of sleep each night in the first week after a ...

In 2024, about 1.4 million kids ages 5 to 14 ended up in the ER for sports and recreational injuries.

A couple of weeks ago, eight-year-old Liam Ramsay-Leavitt of Martinez, Calif., was swinging on the monkey bars at school. "And then I just fell on my side," he says. "I was kind of dizzy and I had an ...

CHICAGO -- New children's concussion guidelines from the U.S. government recommend against routine X-rays and blood tests for diagnosis and reassure parents most kids' symptoms clear up within one to ...

Concussions can occur in any sport, at any level and at any age so here's how to spot one and what steps parents and children ...

CLARK COUNTY (KTNV) — We're just three weeks into this new school year, but a new concussion protocol for students in Nevada already has several parents reaching out to us expressing confusion over ...

Concussions are increasingly being diagnosed in kids — especially those participating in contact sports like football — and new research shows that having more than one concussion can prolong a ...

The back-to-back retirements of two college quarterbacks seemingly at the start of their careers has put a spotlight again on concussions and youth sports, particularly football. On Oct. 23, North ...

CHICAGO (AP) – As many as 2 million concussions from sports or play activities occur in U.S. children and teens each year and many receive no treatment, a new study suggests. The estimate is based on ...