Worth Performance

03/01/2023

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U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty ruled Thursday that New Hampshire's practice of involuntarily holding psychiatric patients in emergency rooms is unconstitutional

03/19/2020

Less than a week ago, local athletes were competing all across our area. Now, just like that, there are no sports being contested. Championship runs were abruptly stopped, and the spring season has…

02/02/2020

Three years ago, Dr. Ann McKee of Boston University published findings that among 111 deceased NFL players, 99% showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), brain degeneration that is believed to be caused by repeated head trauma. The research made waves across the football-playing world, from the grade-school level on through the professional leagues, forcing players and their loved ones to confront previously unknown risks associated with the game.

Three years ago, Dr. Ann McKee of Boston University published findings that among 111 deceased NFL players, 99% showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), brain degeneration that is believed to be caused by repeated head trauma. The research made waves across the football-playing world,...

02/01/2020

Players, coaches, and parents must wrestle with a disturbing combination of hazard and uncertainty.

01/29/2020

It is clear that emotional and physical health impact athletic performance. Athletes are under a great deal of pressure to perform well in a variety of circumstances, to please sponsors and coaches, and to perform to their potential. Athletes experience many demands on not only their physical health, but their mental health and emotional resiliency. Factors like genetics, life transitions, and social support all impact mental health.

It is clear that emotional and physical health impact athletic performance. Athletes are under a great deal of pressure to perform well in a variety of circumstances, to please sponsors and coaches, and to perform to their potential. Athletes experience many demands on not only their physical health...

01/12/2020

Meet the developer group trying to break the mental health stigma in tech, where moving fast and breaking things leads developers to burnout and health issues. In 2013, developer Ed Finkler founded Open Sourcing Mental Illness (OSMI), an organization that promotes mental health in tech through online resources, handbooks, research, and speaking at tech conferences. OSMI data suggests that developers face higher rates of mental health issues than the general population. The group attributes this to how developers often find themselves working long hours with little sleep, leading to serious health risks and a heightened possibility of burnout.

In 2013, developer Ed Finkler founded Open Sourcing Mental Illness (OSMI), an organization that promotes mental health in tech through online resources, handbooks, research, and speaking at tech conferences. OSMI data suggests that developers face higher rates of mental health issues than the genera...

01/09/2020

Ground Breaking CTE Research May Save the Game of Football?

Can Mercaptor Discoveries research save the game of football?

01/08/2020

A conversation with sports psychologist Dr Jennifer Carter about how the league is aiming to help its players, and what it might mean for amateur athletes.

11/25/2019

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Eagles right guard Brandon Brooks has been open about the anxiety issues that caused him to miss games in the past and he's continuing to battle the problem this year. Brooks left Sunday's loss to the Seahawks in the first half with what the team called an illness. Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia In...

11/10/2019

10/21/2019

Dementia in football: Former professional footballers are three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than people of the same age range in the general population, according to new research.

Former professional footballers are three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than people of the same age range in the general population, according to new research.