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Alan Pearce, Professor, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Health Science, Swinburne University of Technology

With a former Wallaby’s ‘cruel’ diagnosis, is there a link between contact sports and MND?

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Former Wallaby Nathan Charles, who overcame cystic fibrosis to play elite level rugby, has revealed he has also been recently diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).

It follows the recent diagnosis of high profile rugby league player Jai Arrow, who captured national attention with his MND diagnosis, and the recent passing of former Australian rules football player Geoff Ablett, who died of the disease.

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