- DCMS committee to hold two sessions
- Move follows increased scrutiny of rugby union
MPs are to launch an inquiry into concussion in sport as scrutiny grows over the links between head trauma and neurodegenerative disease.
The digital, culture, media and sport committee will “consider scientific evidence for links between head trauma and dementia and how risks could be mitigated” over two remote sessions, the first of which will take place on 9 March. The news follows reporting by the Guardian that revealed the extent of dementia among former rugby union players.
Written by Paul MacInnes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/mar/03/mps-to-consider-evidence-between-head-trauma-in-sport-and-dementia under the title “MPs to consider evidence between head trauma in sport and dementia”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
