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Sep 2022
40m 45s

2.3 The concussed female brain

TORTOISE MEDIA
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After learning shocking data about concussions in women's rugby, Caroline takes a closer look, and discovers an even more widespread and worrying issue. Domestic violence affects one in three women worldwide, and new research suggests many of these women may experience repeated concussions after violent abuse. Caroline meets the people working in this under researched area, and hears from a woman who is still recovering from her own experience.


This episode comes with a caution for descriptions of domestic violence


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