Sports Medicine January 17, 2017 Colombia plane crash survivor takes first steps, vows to play soccer again Nearly two months after a plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team crashed and killed 71 of its 77 passengers, an emotional video featuring one of the survivors taking his first steps since the tragedy has been released.
Sports Medicine January 10, 2017 How rotator cuff injury may have affected Pacquiao fight Manny Pacquiao is expected to undergo surgery later this week for a rotator cuff tear that he failed to disclose before he lost a highly anticipated boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas Saturday night.
Head Injury January 6, 2017 Brain-injury deaths in high school football players rising Two dozen high school football players died in recent years from traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, and the annual death count has been growing slightly, according to a new study.
Sports Medicine January 3, 2017 Mom paralyzed in hit-and-run accident takes first steps A 26-year-old mother of two who was paralyzed in a hit-and-run has taken her first steps 18 months after the accident.
Fitness December 22, 2016 Is running actually good for your knees? If you're a runner, then maybe you've worried about the long-term consequences of all that pounding on your knees.
Head Injury December 12, 2016 Texas to launch massive youth-athlete concussion study This week, Texas will launch what state officials say is the nation's largest effort to track brain injuries among young athletes.
High Blood Pressure December 8, 2016 Some football positions linked to high blood pressure It might not be obvious to those who spend Saturdays cheering on their alma mater on the gridiron, but playing college football is linked to changes that negatively affect the heart.
Children's Health December 6, 2016 Florida dad vows to take disabled daughter to all 50 US states by age 18 Most people who use a wheelchair prefer smooth pavement, but 16-year-old Kellissa Kain has always wanted the ground beneath her to be rocky, bumpy and “crazy,” her father said.
Sports Medicine November 21, 2016 Doctors increasingly using e-tech with patients There's a stereotype that says doctors shun technology that might threaten patients' privacy and their own pocketbooks. But a new breed of physicians is texting health messages to patients, tracking disease trends on Twitter, identifying medical problems on Facebook pages and communicating with patients through email
Children's Health October 17, 2016 NBA guidelines: Don't focus on just basketball before age 14 The best thing young players can do for their basketball careers is not play too much basketball.
Medications September 20, 2016 Under 3 percent of US athletes in Rio had medical exemptions Fifteen of the 558 athletes in the U.S. delegation at the Rio Olympics - or slightly less than 3 percent - had therapeutic-use exemptions in force during the games.
