"The fundamental issue is not concussions but repeated blows to the head--with or without concussions, with or without helmets. We must mitigate the exposure of our children's brains to all types of blows to the head."
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Bennet Omalu
Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu born September 30, 1968 is a Nigerian and American physician, forensic pathologist, and neuropathologist who was the first to discover and publish findings on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in American football players while working at the Allegheny County coroner's office in Pittsburgh.
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