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August 3, 2021

USA Football's recommendations for youth programs receive endorsements from top sports medicine organizations

USA Football, the national governing body for amateur American football in the U.S. and a member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), received support Tuesday from two leading sports medicine organizations.

April 9, 2021

A Pitch of Faith: Fox Nation explores the medical downfall, comeback of Yankee prospect Ty Hensley

In a new Fox Nation special, "Pitch of Faith", Fox News explores the story of Ty Hensley, a once promising New York Yankees prospect born into a professional baseball family, who had everything going for him until life-threatening injuries hit.

February 26, 2021

Tiger Woods had successful follow-up procedures Friday morning as he recovers from wreck

Tiger Woods was moved to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and received successful follow-up procedures Friday morning following a car crash that left him badly injured earlier this week. 

July 11, 2019

Philadelphia goalie skates with 9-year-old fan recovering from partial foot amputation

NHL player Carter Hart spent some time with a fan who's overcome a lot in his young life.

March 29, 2019

Experts warn of rapid rise in ‘Tommy John’ surgeries among child athletes

Doctors say there is a rapid rise in the number of child athletes receiving the operation named after the legendary pitcher Tommy John, a four-time Major League all-star who in 1974 was the first person to undergo the surgery.

June 28, 2018

Doc blames hotel mattress after Brazil's Marcelo exits World Cup game with back issue

Brazil’s team doctor said a soft mattress may to be blame for star Marcelo’s back spasms.

May 29, 2018

Canadian hockey player paralyzed in tragic bus accident headed to US for treatment

A young hockey player who was paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is heading to the United States for specialized spinal treatment.

May 21, 2018

Paralyzed Georgetown linebacker walks across stage at graduation

A Georgetown University grad received a standing ovation on Saturday when he stood up out of his wheelchair and walked across the stage with the help of an aide and a walker to receive his diploma, two years after breaking his neck in a football game.

March 20, 2018

9 exercises to rehab a torn ACL without surgery

There are approximately 150,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears a year, most of which need to be fixed surgically. 

December 18, 2017

Bears' Zach Miller shares video of first steps following gruesome leg injury

Chicago Bears tight end Zach Miller posted a 17-second video to Instagram on Sunday that showed him slowly taking steps without the assistance of crutches, just weeks after he underwent emergency surgery to repair a torn artery that could have cost him his leg.