Send us Fan MailDr Grashow is a senior research scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Director of Epidemiological Research Initiatives for the Football Players Health Study at Harvard University. Her work focuses on the long-term health effects of sport—particularly concussion and repetitive head impacts—in elite athletes. 01:50 – Pretext: What is Concussion and CTE03:20 - Participation in Professional American-Style Football and Suicide Mortality: 1979–2019: Reasoning behind looking at this data05:50 – Main Findings of The Study10:50 –Stigma of Concussion and Mental Health Challenges12:30 – Trends and Explanation Between Sports17:00 – Caregiver Burden and Effect on Wife’s 21:00 – Frequent Concerns and Reports from Caregivers 25:00 – Advantages and Disadvantages of Studying Professional Athlete Population28:00 – Assessing and Data Collection of Caregivers33:30 –Testosterone Levels in Athletes  Episode 82: Perceived Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Suicidality in Former Professional Football Players (NFL) With Dr Rachel Grashow Social media:Twitter: @first concussionFacebook: Headfirst: A concussion podcastInstagram: Headfirst_ Concussion  Email: [email protected]