Sports Injuries

The Impact of Damar Hamlin’s Collapse on Raising Awareness of Cardiac Arrest in the Home

In January, we reported on Damar Hamlin's collapse during a televised football game. In this report, we follow up on...

The Growing Trend of IV Nutrition Among Athletes: Limited Proven Benefits

What if you could "recover from dehydration and immune challenges, and support athletic recovery and chronic health challenges like fatigue, weight gain,...

Naomi Osaka Shines Light on the Most Overlooked Health Issue in Sports

Despite apparent advances throughout the last decade with many high-profile athletes speaking openly about their personal struggles with mental health, the topic remains a...

Experts warn of potential risks from unconfirmed CTE diagnoses in retired football players

According to researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Harvard...

TTHealthWatch: Preventing the Spread of Sports-Related Concussions in Schools

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD,...

Children who delay ACL surgery have a higher risk of new knee injuries

A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of medical records concludes that delaying surgical treatment of the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in some children...

Can Guidelines for Safe Return to Youth Sports Have an Impact?

As high school and youth sports leagues return to action -- some for the first time since 2019 -- national medical societies and committees...

Returning to Physical Activity with Caution Appears to be Safe for Athletes with Heart Conditions

For elite-level athletes diagnosed with a genetic heart disease, the first available outcomes data on a return-to-play (RTP) protocol favored the approach, comprising shared...

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