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Compton College Hosts Pinning Ceremony for Fall 2017 Nursing Degree Graduates
January 3, 2018
Compton College’s Nursing program provides a viable career path for those interested in health care and will help replenish the supply of qualified health care providers needed in the workforce.
CTE Affected 99% of NFL Players in Recent Study
August 3, 2017
The degenerative brain disease CTE continues to haunt the NFL with a new study that shows 99 percent of former NFL players were diagnosed with the condition. In a study done at Boston University, 110 of the 111 brain donors who played in the NFL were diagnosed posthumously with CTE. The NFL released a statement, thanking pathologist Dr. Ann McKee for her research. “Case studies such as those compiled in this updated paper are important to further advancing the science and progress related to head trauma,” the NFL stated. “The medical and scientific communities will benefit from this publication and