Traumatic Brain Injury News and Information https://www.brainline.org/rss/allcontent.xml Receive the latest headlines and content related to traumatic brain injury delivered daily courtesy of BrainLine.org. en When insurers walk away from concussion risk, who protects athletes? https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/04/when-insurers-walk-away-concussion-risk-who-protects-athletes A recent move from a leading insurance provider has made it more difficult for AFL and AFLW players to access brain injury insurance.In March, Zurich Australia announced concussion and head trauma exclusions for professional players who held total and permanent disablement (TPD) insurance as part of the AFL Players Association superannuation fund, the trustee for which is AMP.This means no TPD benefit will be payable for football-related brain injury including concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.So why did Zurich make this move and how may the decision impact sports leagues and athletes? Thursday, April 16, 2026 - 10:56am agilleland https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/04/when-insurers-walk-away-concussion-risk-who-protects-athletes He survived a brain tumor, is battling PTSD — and fighting at the Masters https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/04/he-survived-brain-tumor-battling-ptsd-and-fighting-masters The sights and sounds of Augusta National are testing golfer Gary Woodland in ways few golfers have experienced. Sunday, April 12, 2026 - 2:01pm agilleland https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/04/he-survived-brain-tumor-battling-ptsd-and-fighting-masters General Loree Sutton on DoD and PTSD https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/04/general-loree-sutton-dod-and-ptsd We hear the Commanding Officer of Fort Campbell, home of the Army’s 101st Airborne Division, recorded when the based closed down for three days following a rash of eleven suicides. Brigadier General Loree Sutton is the military’s top-ranking psychiatrist and Director of the Pentagon’s Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury. She talks with Steve Paulson about what the military is doing to combat the alarming statistics concerning suicide, alcoholism and PTSD in returning vets. Sunday, April 12, 2026 - 2:00pm agilleland https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/04/general-loree-sutton-dod-and-ptsd Edna Foa, Who Pioneered Exposure Therapy to Treat PTSD, Dies at 88 https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/04/edna-foa-who-pioneered-exposure-therapy-treat-ptsd-dies-88 A psychologist, she urged patients to confront the things that frightened them, revolutionizing her field’s approach to post-traumatic stress disorder. Sunday, April 12, 2026 - 1:58pm agilleland https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/04/edna-foa-who-pioneered-exposure-therapy-treat-ptsd-dies-88 Traumatic brain injuries become defining injury for U.S. troops in post-9/11 conflicts https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/04/traumatic-brain-injuries-become-defining-injury-us-troops-post-911-conflicts More than 350 U.S. service members have been injured since military action against Iran began in February. The majority of those are traumatic brain injuries. TBIs have become the defining injury of post 9/11 conflicts, and the symptoms can often linger for years, or even a lifetime. Liz Landers discusses more with Jayna Moceri Brooks, who has studied combat-related brain injuries for years. Sunday, April 12, 2026 - 1:54pm agilleland https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/04/traumatic-brain-injuries-become-defining-injury-us-troops-post-911-conflicts Medical marijuana should not be recommended for PTSD, anxiety, or depression (opinion) https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/04/medical-marijuana-should-not-be-recommended-ptsd-anxiety-or-depression-opinion Thirty-eight states plus the District of Columbia allow practitioners to recommend medical marijuana for post-traumatic stress disorder.But what if they’re all wrong? A new systematic review of results from randomized controlled trials involving marijuana suggests they are.  Friday, April 3, 2026 - 4:19pm agilleland https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/04/medical-marijuana-should-not-be-recommended-ptsd-anxiety-or-depression-opinion Can You Change an 88-Year-Old Brain? https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/03/can-you-change-88-year-old-brain AI can now help treat dyslexia in children. Can it also help older adults? Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 2:10pm agilleland https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/03/can-you-change-88-year-old-brain Research: An IFS Treatment That Can Benefit Those With PTSD https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/03/research-ifs-treatment-can-benefit-those-ptsd A new study helps establish the value of Internal Family Systems therapy for PTSD. Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 2:10pm agilleland https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/03/research-ifs-treatment-can-benefit-those-ptsd AFL concussion class action expands to more than 100 former players and 11 clubs https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/03/afl-concussion-class-action-expands-more-100-former-players-and-11-clubs Eight more former players have joined the class action including Ian Fairley, Nick Stevens and Michael Richardson.Ten further clubs have been listed as defendants, alongside Geelong and the AFL. Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 2:09pm agilleland https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/03/afl-concussion-class-action-expands-more-100-former-players-and-11-clubs MDMA Therapy in Australia Shows Results, but the Cost Is Limiting Access https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/03/mdma-therapy-australia-shows-results-cost-limiting-access The country’s experiment with psychedelic medicine has led to positive outcomes, psychiatrists say, but also highlights the limitations of the nascent field. Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 2:08pm agilleland https://www.brainline.org/news/2026/03/mdma-therapy-australia-shows-results-cost-limiting-access