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  "id": 3372687,
  "title": "New study raises concerns about prevalence of CTE among NFL players",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/new-study-raises-concerns-about-prevalence-of-cte-among-nfl-players",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T22:58:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/new-study-raises-concerns-frequency-cte-nfl-players/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new study is sounding the alarm about the prevalence of CTE in NFL players. According to the British Medical Journal, 1 in 4 players who died between 2016 and 2021 had the degenerative brain disease. Concussion & CTE Foundation CEO Chris Nowinski, whose organization helped conduct the study, joins to unpack the findings.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "1 in 4 former NFL players may have CTE, new study says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/1-in-4-former-nfl-players-may-have-cte-new-study-says",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:20:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Aat least 1 in 4 ex-NFL players gets CTE, brain study shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/aat-least-1-in-4-ex-nfl-players-gets-cte-brain-study-shows",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:06:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Study suggests at least 25 percent of NFL players get CTE",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/study-suggests-at-least-25-percent-of-nfl-players-get-cte",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:03:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Health",
        "title": "New study reveals widespread signs of brain trauma among former NFL players",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/new-study-reveals-widespread-signs-of-brain-trauma-among-former-nfl",
        "published": "2026-08-25T22:40:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "At least one in four NFL players may develop degenerative brain disease, major study warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/at-least-one-in-four-nfl-players-may-develop-degenerative-brain",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:40:25.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}