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From Hopeless to Healer: Persecuted in Nigeria, Stonewalled by the NFL

Early struggles prepared Bennet Omalu for character assassination in the U.S.

CTE Risk in Football Players Exaggerated? (Health News Review)

Media reports have run past the science

Handling Patients and Performance Enhancers

Even without evidence-based steroid treatment protocol

The Yips, Potential CTE-Depression Link and More

New sports psychology articles raise research questions

Female Athletes More Prone to Recurrent Concussion

Reason unclear, study leader calls for more research

Flag Football Has Higher Youth Injury Rates

But comparison to tackle leagues hampered by study limitations

Heads Up: Timeline Illustrates Program's Complex History

Pattern of repeating researchers, other partners

Travel Direction Tied to Baseball Teams' Performance

Lower winning percentage on eastbound road trips

Creatine: Should Adolescents Be Taking It?

F. Perry Wilson, MD, looks at the science

Knee Cartilage Repair Product Wins FDA Nod

First of its kind to be approved, agency says

Pro Soccer Career: A Risk Factor for Osteoarthritis in Men

Study also suggests controversial joint injections hike OA risk

Concussion Prevention: Senator Wants Crackdown on Product Claims

FTC promises "a very close look"

MedPAC Looks at Ways to Adjust Misvalued Services

Commission debates grouping CPT codes into families

Concussions at Altitude: No Longer Worth Investigating?

Researchers suggest issue is resolved; others say not so fast

301 People Charged With $900 Million in False Medicare Billings

Largest sweep since government fraud team began in 2007

How to Avoid Misdiagnosis

How a patient makes you feel may affect your diagnostic acumen

Football Rules: Are Changes Saving Heads?

Contrasting effects of rules on return-to-play and helmet fit

Outpatient Surgery Safe for Total Hip

No medical or surgical events put patients at risk

Medical Schools Boost Pain Management Education

In light of opioid epidemic, more schools focus on thoughtful prescribing

Dedicating a Career to Diversity and Disparities

NMA president Edith Mitchell, MD, laments racial gaps in medicine

One Patient's Seizure Cure: Stop Solving Sudoku Puzzles

Hypoxia suffered after an avalanche leads to puzzle-solving problem

Is SAMHSA to Blame for a Broken Mental Health System?

Two members of Congress differ on how to fix a failing system

'Failure to Communicate' Drives Misdiagnosis

Electronic medical records also need to be improved, says Mark Graber, MD

Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better

Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom

Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis'

And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea

Patient Registries See Promise and Challenges Ahead

Physician-driven registries adapt to a changing health system

Experts Gain Ground in CTE Diagnosis

NIH working group says perivascular tau deposition is hallmark feature of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

EHR Scores in National Football League

Electronic health records combined with video images are improving team healthcare.

Cold Packs on Extremities Aid in Heat Stroke

New method may ease danger more quickly.

Knee Surgery Linked to Higher OA Risk

Can meniscus repairs actually worsen joint damage?

PRP Shows Promise for Hamstring Tears

Hamstring injuries are notoriously slow to heal. Can platelet-rich plasma help?

John West: The Doc at the Top of the World

Only one mountain pushes lungs to the absolute limit -- Mount Everest -- and only once has that limit been measured directly, by John B. West, MD, PhD, Dsc.

Medtronic's Infuse Moves From Operating Room to Courtroom

An investigative series by 麻豆传媒/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has been tracking the spinal fusion device called Infuse in a 4-year-long series and now reports how a flawed FDA system for device approval may have led to a long string of adverse events culminating in thousands of liability suits.

Fewer False Positives With ECG for Young Athletes

SAN FRANCISCO -- When screening high school athletes for cardiac abnormalities, an electrocardiogram (ECG) interpreted using athlete-specific criteria had a lower false-positive rate than a history and physical examination, researchers found.

Vitamin D Blog: Cutting Edema in Athletes' Bones

Vitamin D supplementation might help professional athletes who are being treated for bone marrow edema with bisphosphonates, according to a new study.

Can You Get Paid For Prescribing Exercise?

How do doctors get reimbursed when they prescribe exercise? We asked Jordan Metzl, MD, author of the new book, "Exercise Cure."

Prime Time: When Athletes Need Drugs

The governing bodies of elite sports keep a strict eye on the use of all kinds of substances to ensure a level playing field for competitive athletes. Here's what you need to know if one of them walks in to your practice in need of treatment.