Smelling salts make for great live TV. Who knew? It started with George Kittle breaking the news on NFL Network that the NFL had sent out a memo effectively banning the use of smelling salts. He joked ...

Smelling salts are the talk of the NFL world this week, as there were previously mixed reports on whether players would be able to use them during games moving forward. Ultimately, the NFLPA informed ...

Michal Ruprecht is the AAAS Mass Media Fellow on NPR's Science Desk, where he covers global health. He is a fourth-year medical student at Wayne State University School of Medicine and the incoming ...

NFL players will no longer be able to use smelling salts to get a quick jolt of alertness on the field. On Tuesday, the NFL announced the substance was banned for safety reasons. The league cited a ...

In August, the NFL decided that coaches and teams are no longer allowed to provide players with smelling salts. “This was a step that we felt that we needed to take as a league to make sure that our ...

NFL players may soon have a harder time getting a quick jolt of alertness on the field. On Tuesday, the NFL sent a memo to clubs saying they are no longer allowed to provide the substance to players, ...