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Late Australian footballer Heather Anderson first diagnosed case of CTE brain trauma in a female athlete (lemmy.world)
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Australian rules footballer Heather Anderson, who died in November 2022 aged 28, found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

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[โ€“] Art3sian 2 points 1 year ago

Damn, poor girl. Dead at just 28, only had one concussion on her file, and played with headgear since she was 5.

[โ€“] mishellaneous 2 points 1 year ago

CTE is just awful, and even worse because they can't diagnose the condition whilst people are alive. We can only hope that continued research and knowledge can improve and change this.