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CNN —Bronny James, the son of NBA star LeBron James, suffered a cardiac arrest during basketball practice at the University of Southern California and was hospitalized on Monday, according to a statement from a family spokesperson. “Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. LeBron James, left, poses with his son Bronny after Sierra Canyon beat Akron St. Vincent - St. Mary in a high school basketball game on December 14, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. “My last year will be played with my son,” James told the Athletic in 2022. Last July, USC freshman forward Vince Iwuchukwu suffered a cardiac arrest during a summer workout.

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☆ Teenage son of LeBron James in stable condition after cardiac arrest
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Brendan O'Brien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Mar 28, 2023; Houston, TX, USA; West guard Bronny James (6) with father LeBron James following the McDonald's All American Boy's high school basketball game at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports/File PhotoJuly 25 (Reuters) - The 18-year-old son of NBA legend LeBron James suffered a cardiac arrest while practicing with the University of Southern California (USC) basketball team and was in stable condition, ESPN reported on Tuesday, citing a James family statement. The family spokesperson could not be immediately reached for comment, nor could LeBron James' agent. "We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will update media when there is more information," the statement said, according to ESPN. The incident comes a year after USC center Vince Iwuchukwu collapsed during practice after suffering heart failure.

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☆ Damar Hamlin participates in full Buffalo Bills practice wearing a helmet and seemingly in good spirits
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Wearing a helmet and seemingly in good spirits, Damar Hamlin participated in full practice with the Buffalo Bills for the first time since his cardiac arrest in January. Hamlin (left) participates in practice on June 6. On the sideline, Hamlin threw his helmet to the ground in frustration and trainers looked at his right shoulder/arm area. CPR was performed on Hamlin when he lost his pulse and needed to be revived through resuscitation and defibrillation. The 25-year-old was cleared to resume football activities last month and said he has been planning to make a comeback to the NFL.

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☆ Damar Hamlin on how he made the decision to play football in the NFL again
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Kaitlin Balasaygun | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Damar Hamlin's on-field cardiac arrest at a "Monday Night Football" game in January was a moment of national trauma that occurred on live television. Still, his decision to play in the National Football League again after the personal medical trauma he experienced left many wondering how he was able to find the courage to return. And that was kind of like where I overcome my fears the most in my life," said Hamlin at the CNBC CEO event. Hamlin experienced commotio cordis, a rare cardiac condition that occurs when there is blunt impact to the chest at the same moment as the heart is preparing to contract. With prompt CPR and defibrillation, the survival and recovery rates after a commotio cordis episode are greater than 50%, according to the AHA.

☆ Damar Hamlin named 2023 George Halas Award winner
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was named the 2023 George Halas Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America on Monday. CPR was performed on Hamlin when he lost his pulse and needed to be revived through resuscitation and defibrillation. In April, Hamlin was cleared to resume football activities after his cardiac arrest was caused by commotio cordis, which can occur when severe trauma to the chest disrupts the heart’s electrical charge and causes dangerous fibrillations. The 25-year-old was cleared to resume football activities last month and said he has been planning to make a comeback to the NFL. “This event was life-changing, but it’s not the end of my story,” Hamlin said in a news conference two months ago.

☆ Damar Hamlin Cleared to Resume Full Football Activities
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Andrew Beaton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

‘This event was life changing, but it’s not the end of my story,’ Damar Hamlin said on Tuesday. Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been cleared to resume full football activities, general manager Brandon Beane said, marking the final stage of a remarkable recovery after a life-threatening cardiac incident on the field during an NFL game in January. Beane said Hamlin is “just like anyone else who’s coming back from an injury.” Beane added: “He’s in a great headspace to come back and make his return.”

☆ A father whose 6-year-old son died was flooded with anti-vaxxer harassment. When a commenter baselessly claimed he killed his son, Facebook said he could 'hide' the comment 'if he didn't like it.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Billy Ball lost his 6-year-old son due to a rare medical condition in January. Facebook and Twitter often took no action when the comments were reported, Ball said. But the father's social media feeds soon devolved into a cesspool of conspiracy theorists baselessly claiming that Ball killed his son by getting him vaccinated for COVID-19. One Facebook user managed to find his private account and commented on a random post that was a few years old. Ball reported the comment and, on March 2, received a message from Facebook support that told him that the comment did not violate "Community Standards."

☆ After unexpected death of 6-year-old girl, family becomes target of 'Died Suddenly' anti-vax conspiracy theories
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An anti-vax social-media campaign has targeted the family of a 6-year-old girl who died suddenly. A photo of the child posted on the "Died Suddenly" Twitter blamed her parents for vaccinating her. #DiedSuddenly is a recent iteration of an online conspiracy spreading disinformation about vaccines. The "Died Suddenly" hashtag is centered around a video by the same name, which labels itself as a "documentary film of a generation." Anastasia and her family are only one of the latest targets of the "Died Suddenly" Twitter account, which began posting in October 2022 and has nearly 300,000 followers.

☆ Hamlin accepts NFLPA service award, vowing never to take role for granted
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Feb 8, 2023; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin accepts the Alan Page Community Award during the NFLPA press conference at the Phoenix Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsPHOENIX, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin accepted the NFLPA's Alan Page Community Service Award on Wednesday, appearing in Phoenix ahead of the Super Bowl a little over a month after suffering cardiac arrest on the field during a game. Hamlin credited his father, who was in attendance for the award ceremony, with inspiring him to serve the community. Hamlin overcame adversity to reach the NFL, losing three friends to gun violence growing up in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. "And for everything that he means to me and us, I think we'd move heaven and earth to get him here."

☆ Buffalo Bills’ Stefon Diggs on Damar Hamlin and Leading the Bills Through a Trying Season
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Lane Florsheim | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Stefon Diggs is looking forward to cooling down during the NFL’s off season—and seeking some thrills. “They’ve got this thing in Vegas where you can jump off a building and land on your feet, so I’m probably about to do that,” said Diggs, 29, a starting receiver for the Buffalo Bills. The season, which ended with a loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the playoffs, was an unusually trying one for the Bills. On Jan. 2, safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field after making a tackle and suffering cardiac arrest. As a team captain, Diggs had to lead his teammates through many days of fear and uncertainty.

☆ Concussions jump 18% but overall injuries down, says NFL
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

According to season-ending data compiled by the NFL, there were a total of 149 concussions suffered over 271 regular season games, representing a significant increase over 2021. Medical teams performed an average of 1.6 evaluations per game last season, while medical timeouts called by spotters and officials nearly doubled. "We are doing more evaluations than ever and we did change the protocol, becoming more conservative, and we had more medical timeouts and continue to emphasis player self report." While concussions were up the number of overall injuries was down 5.6%. Despite signs of a concussion, the Miami quarterback was allowed to return to the game after passing the league mandated protocol.

☆ Damar Hamlin speaks for the first time since cardiac arrest, expresses gratitude
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin spoke publicly for the first time since his heart went silent Jan. 2 in the middle of a Monday Night Football game viewed by millions. It shocked fans when he stayed down after his first-quarter hit on host team Cincinnati's Tee Higgins, and then team health personnel began CPR on the field. The Buffalo Bills player said he was in no rush. A fund-raising account that Hamlin had set up in 2020 to support a toy drive in his home neighborhood in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, was flooded after he was hospitalized. The safety appeared to have his greatest gratitude for children — "to all the kids who sent me letters and heartwarming gifts," Hamlin said.

☆ Damar Hamlin thanks fans, loved ones, and the medical staff who saved his life in first public message since his on-field collapse: 'It was a lot to process'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Damar Hamlin has shared his first public statement after his on-field cardiac arrest on January 2. In an Instagram clip, Hamlin thanked his fans, teammates, and medical staff for their support. He thanked medical first responders who helped "swiftly and skillfully" to save his life, as well as the training staff and the medical staff at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Buffalo General Medical Center. AP Photo/Joshua A. BickelHe told fans their support and love helped him stay positive throughout his recovery. Hamlin also praised those who helped his charity, Chasing M's Foundation, raise over $9 million over the last month.

☆ 'Blown away': Hamlin thanks medical team, fans for support
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

"It was important for me to wait and speak publicly at the right time, as it was just a lot to process within my own self. Mentally, physically, even spiritually, it's just been a lot to process," Hamlin said in a lengthy Instagram video. "I can't tell you how appreciative I am of all the love, all the support and everything that's just been coming in my way." "My mind is literally blown away from all the support. I don't even have the words to express the gratitude for the amount of support that was given into that," said Hamlin.

The notion that powerful forces control the world in part with the careful deployment of body doubles is a long-standing conspiracy theory. As a medical team worked on him, anti-vaccine activists flooded social media sites with unfounded claims that a vaccine was somehow to blame. Hamlin’s injury came during a surge in anti-vaccine misinformation that attributes any recent death, without evidence, to vaccines. Much of the misinformation came from a handful of serial misinformers, including longtime anti-vaccine activists, conspiracy theorists and podcasters. While still recovering, Hamlin has tweeted a photo of himself in front of a mural painted in his honor., seemingly winking at the conspiracy theory.

☆ The Bengals Trounce the Bills in an Awkward Playoff Rematch
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Andrew Beaton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

When the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals met for a Monday night showdown during the penultimate week of this NFL season, it was one of the most hotly anticipated games on the calendar. Then the game lasted mere minutes before it was suspended and later canceled after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest—resulting in a frightening scene in which Hamln received emergency medical care on the field before being taken in an ambulance to the hospital.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin joined his teammate on Sunday ahead of their playoff game against Cincinnati Bengals, the same team they were playing when he collapsed on national TV. The Bills posted video of Hamlin in cart inside Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, with the message, "Welcome home." Hamlin was spotted entering the Bills locker room, ahead of the Bills-Bengals playoff game. Buffalo was playing at Cincinnati on "Monday Night Football" on Jan. 2 when Hamlin appeared to make a routine tackle of Bengals receiver Tee Higgins. Hamlin got up from the tackle and then appeared to go limp and fall backward.

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin received a standing ovation from fans at the Bills-Bengals game on Sunday when video screens showed him in attendance at the contest less than three weeks after he suffered an on-field cardiac arrest. Prior to kickoff, the Bills tweeted a video of the 24-year-old arriving at stadium for the game with his mother, father and younger brother. Hamlin has made a remarkable recovery since he collapsed moments after making a tackle at a game between the Bengals and Bills in Cincinnati on Jan. 2. He had to have his heartbeat restored on the field as stunned players from both teams cried, prayed and hugged. Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence COVID-19 vaccines are linked to athletes collapsing or dying
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

He suffered a cardiac arrest moments after making a tackle and had to have his heartbeat restored on the field (here). In the UK, Dr Steven Cox, chief executive of charity Cardiac Risk on the Young (CRY), also told Reuters via email that sudden cardiac death in young people “is sadly not a new phenomenon”. The authors also noted that this was “likely... a significant underestimate” of the true incidence of cardiac death in the young. Another study published in 2022 by PLOS medicine found acute COVID-19 was associated with a 5.8x increased risk of cardiovascular disease, including a 6.4x increased risk of atrial arrythmias in the month after infection. Experts say there is no research that shows a link between COVID-19 vaccines and athletes collapsing or dying from sudden cardiac arrest.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated CNN headline reports Hamlin’s cardiac arrest caused by COVID-19 booster
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A fabricated CNN headline is circulating, claiming to cite one of NFL player Damar Hamlin’s doctors saying that the player’s on-field cardiac arrest was caused by a COVID-19 vaccine booster. A search through CNN’s website did not reveal any article matching the fabricated screenshot or its headline (archive.is/wip/Dgnq6). The statement did not link Hamlin’s cardiac arrest to a COVID-19 vaccine. CNN did not publish a report of a doctor who treated Damar Hamlin saying that a COVID-19 booster caused his cardiac arrest. The fabricated headline and screenshot was altered, based on an authentic article published by CNN on Jan. 11 reporting on Hamlin’s discharge from the hospital.

☆ Pegula happy to stay out of the spotlight after moving into second round
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MELBOURNE, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Jessica Pegula says she is happy to keep flying under the radar at the Australian Open after the American breezed into the second round on Monday with a 6-0 6-1 win over Romania's Jaqueline Cristian. "I think girls like Iga or Ons, I feel like maybe their stories are a little bit more, I don't know, grab more attention," said Pegula, the top ranked U.S. woman. "I definitely think I have just kind of been a little bit under the radar, but I don't mind that," she said. I don't think I do too many things to really grab a ton of attention." Reporting by Michael Church in Hong Kong, Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Damar Hamlin tweets he's supporting Bills from home as he focuses on recovery
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is tuning into his team's Sunday home game against the Miami Dolphins from his home as he focuses on continuing his recovery from his Jan. 2 cardiac arrest, he said in a tweet. The wild card game comes after the the Bills-Bengals game in which Hamlin collapsed was cancelled, leaving them with the No. Hamlin was released on Monday from the Ohio hospital where he had been receiving treatment since his cardiac arrest. He was transferred to a hospital in Buffalo, New York to continue recovering and was discharged Wednesday in what doctors called a remarkable recovery. The Bills said in a statement Wednesday that Hamlin underwent a "comprehensive medical evaluation" and cardiac, neurological and vascular testing before being discharged from the Buffalo hospital.

☆ 'My heart is with my guys': Hamlin to watch Bills-Dolphins game from home
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 15 (Reuters) - Damar Hamlin voiced support for his Buffalo Bills ahead of their playoff game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, which he said he would watch from home as he continues his recovery from cardiac arrest less than two weeks ago. Hamlin collapsed during a Jan. 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals moments after making a tackle but has made remarkable strides in his recovery and was released from a Buffalo hospital on Wednesday so he could continue his rehabilitation at home. "My heart is with my guys as they compete today!" Hamlin wrote on Twitter. The 24-year-old safety was also able to watch the Bills regular-season finale last week from his hospital bed in Cincinnati where he live-tweeted throughout the game.

☆ Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will not attend Sunday game after cardiac arrest despite previous reports, but says he wants 'to be out there with them!'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Damar Hamlin is not attending the Buffalo Bills game on Sunday, despite prior reports. A source told the AP Hamlin is expected to attend the game, but later said "plans may have changed." The player confirmed on Twitter shortly before kickoff he is "supporting from home." Fellow Bills safety Matt Milano shared images of the player smiling and shaking hands with a teammate on his Instagram story. Hamlin's Saturday return to Orchard Park comes after he spent more than a week in the hospital in critical condition.

☆ Severity, Not Frequency, Sets Football Injuries Apart
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Josh Zumbrun | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The collision that led to the collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin. For all the attention on football injuries this past week, underscored by the shocking collapse and miraculous recovery of the Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin , here’s a statistic that might come as a surprise. Of the four major professional sports in the U.S., football players have the lowest rate of injuries.

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