Call for mandatory headgear in rugby
Tuesday November 13th, 2018
Headguards should be mandatory in rugby at all levels of the game, a new study out today has concluded.
According to the study by the University of Dundee's Institute of Motion Analysis & Research (IMAR), Scotland, UK, wearing protective headgear can almost reduce the force transferred to a player's head during an impact by 47%.
The findings, published in the latest edition of The BMJ, found that even the least effective device that was tested could make a significant difference in preventing head injuries.
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Baby birth injuries mostly avoidable - report
Tuesday November 13th, 2018
Different care could have led to a different outcome in almost three quarters of stillbirths, neonatal deaths and severe brain injuries, according to the latest report by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists out today. More
