Ann McKee's guest appearances

Ann McKee

Coming Home Well

Factually! with Adam Conover

Wisconsin Alumni Association

League of Fans' Sports Forum

Bowe Bergdahl

Chris Hayes

Adam Conover

Michael Mann

Pete Buttigieg

Lori Gruen

Jason Schreier

Matt Stoller

Celeste Kidd

Scott Galloway

David Goodman

Ellen Wu

Steven Greenhouse

Dave Hopkins

Sam Tsemberis

OwlTail

This might be one of the most important Sports Forum podcasts we've done, or will ever do.  Our guest is, Ann McKee, M.D., a true superstar in the field of neuropathology and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).  Dr. McKee has been named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World and one of the 50 Most Influential People in Healthcare.  She is an expert on brain trauma and its impact in the world of sports.  Dr. McKee has examined the brains of hundreds of former football players, at all levels, from high school through the NFL.  She has demonstrated that "mild" repetitive head trauma can provoke CTE, a devastating neurodegenerative disease. In this podcast we talk about how Dr. McKee got involved with examining the brains of former football players and the mechanism by which repetitive brain trauma can turn into CTE.  She says this isn't just an NFL player issue, and explains why youth and high school football players are suffering brain damage as well.  Dr. McKee debunks the idea that there is -- or soon will be -- a high-tech football helmet that prevents, or greatly lessens, the risk of brain injuries and ultimately CTE. Later in the episode, Dr. McKee talks about the risk of developing CTE based on how many years one plays football.  We discuss the controversial topic of whether or not public schools should be sponsoring football and end with some positive developments in detecting the presence of CTE in the living and possible treatments.

This might be one of the most important Sports Forum podcasts we've done, or will ever do.  Our guest is, Ann McKee, M.D., a true superstar in the field of neuropathology and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).  Dr. McKee has been named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World and one of the 50 Most Influential People in Healthcare.  She is an expert on brain trauma and its impact in the world of sports.  Dr. McKee has examined the brains of hundreds of former football players, at all levels, from high school through the NFL.  She has demonstrated that "mild" repetitive head trauma can provoke CTE, a devastating neurodegenerative disease. In this podcast we talk about how Dr. McKee got involved with examining the brains of former football players and the mechanism by which repetitive brain trauma can turn into CTE.  She says this isn't just an NFL player issue, and explains why youth and high school football players are suffering brain damage as well.  Dr. McKee debunks the idea that there is -- or soon will be -- a high-tech football helmet that prevents, or greatly lessens, the risk of brain injuries and ultimately CTE. Later in the episode, Dr. McKee talks about the risk of developing CTE based on how many years one plays football.  We discuss the controversial topic of whether or not public schools should be sponsoring football and end with some positive developments in detecting the presence of CTE in the living and possible treatments.

Brain Trauma and CTE Risk in Sports With Dr. Ann McKee

Ann McKee shares her life story, how she discovered the devastating impact of this disease, and the almost insurmountable odds she faced to warn people of the dangers.

Thank You, 72 - Ann McKee

Neuropathologist and Director of Boston University's CTE Center, Dr. Ann McKee, joins Adam to discuss CTE or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative disease caused by repeated head injuries that affects the NFL and other sports. Dr. McKee explains just how common and devastating CTE is, why we can't yet identify CTE in living patients, and the origins of her "Brain Bank."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Neuropathologist and Director of Boston University's CTE Center, Dr. Ann McKee, joins Adam to discuss CTE or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative disease caused by repeated head injuries that affects the NFL and other sports. Dr. McKee explains just how common and devastating CTE is, why we can't yet identify CTE in living patients, and the origins of her "Brain Bank." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="http://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a> See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

The Truth about Brain Injuries and Football with Dr. Ann McKee

Dr. Ann McKee is a leading neuropathologist and researcher into the human brain, and what happens to that brain after a servicemember is exposed to a blast.  We talk about CTE, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neural degenerative disease that affects some TBI victims.  If you remember our conversation with Joy Kieffer about her son SGT Kevin Ash (http://bit.ly/2EUiUFl), Dr. McKee examined SGT Ash's brain after he passed.  Dr. McKee mentions the Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium (CENC) and a website where veterans can donate their brains to science.  You can get more information here: http://bit.ly/2OjcG7o

Dr. Ann McKee is a leading neuropathologist and researcher into the human brain, and what happens to that brain after a servicemember is exposed to a blast. We talk about CTE, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neural degenerative disease that affects some TBI victims. If you remember our conversation with Joy Kieffer about her son SGT Kevin Ash (<a href="http://bit.ly/2EUiUFl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2EUiUFl</a>), Dr. McKee examined SGT Ash's brain after he passed. Dr. McKee mentions the Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium (CENC) and a website where veterans can donate their brains to science. You can get more information here: <a href="http://bit.ly/2OjcG7o" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2OjcG7o</a>