We finally have guidelines for managing kids’ concussions

For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created guidelines for managing children who have had concussions.Head injuries have received a lot of attention because repeated blunt impacts — like the type football players experience — have been linked to problems like memory loss, dementia, and depression later in life. But most of this interest has focused on adults who already have their own guidelines for diagnosis and treatment. These new guidelin