by Jo Ann Pugh | Jan 12, 2023 | Articles
Professional football players can have a career-ending injury on any given Sunday. The National Football League (NFL) average player’s career lasts just over three years, according to the NFL Players’ Association. Every week, players put themselves at risk...
by Jo Ann Pugh | Nov 15, 2022 | Articles
Event: EXCUSE ME DOCTOR with Dr. Mel Interview Guest Topic: HEALTH CARE BEYOND THE GOAL POST: Why We All Should Care! From Organizer: “Black athletes have worse health status than their white counterparts. Find out why, what’s...
by Jo Ann Pugh | Jun 11, 2021 | Articles
Health care inequity is destroying lives. But it’s not just killing people. It’s creating needless suffering and leaving a wake of disease and distrust in its lethal path. Last week, the NFL announced it would stop practicing “race norming,” and frankly, it’s about...
by Jo Ann Pugh | Jul 27, 2020 | Articles
It’s said that a mother’s work is never done. That’s true for most moms. We want our children to be well-rounded, educated, respectable human beings and we work hard to help that happen. I nurtured my son Jordan from a young man to an accomplished adult. He is now a...
by Jo Ann Pugh | Nov 7, 2018 | Articles
These days it is common to hear about professional athletes getting caught up abusing pain pills. At the start of the 2014 season, 29 NFL players were suspended for drug use. In 20 of those cases, the drugs were controlled substances. The other nine were for...
by Jo Ann Pugh | Nov 7, 2016 | Articles
Concussions and serious head injuries are getting a lot of attention lately and for good reason. Football is the most common sport for concussions. Players have a 75 percent chance of getting one. A professional football player will receive an estimated 900 to 1500...
