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Earlier this year, Uefa requested for a change in the game’s laws to reduce the pressure on the medical staff and give doctors more time to assess head injuries off the pitch, so that no concussed player returns to the field of play. (AFP)
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Study finds footballers 3.5 times more likely to die from brain trauma

Although footballers had higher risk of death from neurodegenerative disease, they were less likely to die of other common diseases

  • Agency
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Read an excerpt from Helena Dolny’s book on death, dignity and final wishes. (AFP)
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How a better death starts long before we’re dying

When one man was on his deathbed, his family knew how he wanted to die and could respect that.

  • Helena Dolny
5 min read
Michael Richman
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Struggle lawyer led the charge

Michael Richman’s career was closely linked with those who suffered the injustices of apartheid

  • Staff Reporter
8 min read
Professor Resia Pretorius is the recipient of the TW Kambule-NSTF Award: Researcher through research and its outputs by an individual.
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It’s in the blood

TW Kambule-NSTF Award: Researcher through research and its outputs by an individual

  • Tamsin Oxford
  • Gavin Foster
3 min read