Special Investigation: UNC's Concussion Research May Not Be Reliable

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🗓️ 8 October 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

A nine-month investigation by The Athletic raises troubling questions about abnormally high ADHD rates among University of North Carolina athletes and their use of prescription medications, and asks why these high levels of ADHD were not disclosed in papers coming out of the UNC’s renowned brain injury research center. The investigation calls into question the validity of research papers on concussions, some of which have influenced NCAA policy.

The Athletic's 3-part video series on UNC can be seen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWM6ES5ykL4&list=PLJFxqDQGJPM3fOD-XK_WEs-9iS5ZDv-JS?source=theleadpodcast

The Athletic's report about the absence of critical data from UNC's renowned concussion research center:

https://theathletic.com/1261858/2019/10/08/failure-to-disclose-the-mysterious-absence-of-critical-data-from-uncs-renowned-concussion-research/?source=theleadpodcast

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0:00.0	Today, we have a special investigation.
0:09.9	It involves a university that has been no stranger to controversy.
0:14.2	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is reeling from a scandal involving athletes
0:19.7	taking bogus classes and receiving inflated grades for almost two decades.
0:25.2	Back in 2011, a major investigation found wide-scale cheating and academic fraud at UNC.
0:31.6	Now, a researcher has discovered other troubling practices at UNC.
0:36.4	They involve athletes being diagnosed with learning disabilities at a very high rate.
0:41.3	And a powerful professor whose research on concussions and brain injuries are now being
0:46.2	called into question.
0:49.2	The Athletics Armin Ketayan has been investigating this story for the past nine months and joins
0:54.4	us today to talk about it.
0:57.4	From Wondery and the Athletic, I'm Anders Keltow.
1:00.3	And I'm Kavita Davidson.
1:02.0	It's Tuesday, October 8th, and this is The Lead.
1:06.3	It felt like something great was happening.
1:10.4	There was just something about the emotion and the heart of the person.
1:14.4	The failures of the past don't matter because we've got this now.
1:20.5	This isn't a story where the interview with the athlete in the home.
1:24.7	It stays with you.
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