Brain Injury After Concussion May Linger Some effects persist a year after college athletes return to play Oct 16, 2019
Joint Injections: Are They Worth the Risk? Adverse outcomes hastening joint replacement have raised concerns Oct 15, 2019
Dementia Tied to White Matter Rarefaction in Football Players With CTE But factors not associated with head trauma emerge, too Aug 05, 2019
Suppressed Testicular Function 'Mostly Reversible' After Steroid Abuse But process can take upwards of 9 months Mar 26, 2019
Elbow Injuries Up in Youth Baseball. Are Coaches to Blame? Many admit "lack of desire" to count pitches as recommended Mar 19, 2019
Concussions in Sports: Don't Neglect Rugby Most playing for more than a few years suffer head trauma, and few get adequate treatment Mar 18, 2019
Robotic Knee Surgery: Fewer Problems, More Expensive Balancing benefits and costs now the challenge for physicians, patients and payers Mar 16, 2019
Doing Shoulder Surgery in Denver (or La Paz)? Read This 40-fold (!) increase in 30-day pulmonary embolism risk with procedures performed at high altitude Mar 15, 2019
Pro Soccer Players Show Higher ALS Risk Incidence is rare but more frequent than expected, especially in young players Feb 27, 2019
'Not a Haircut': Two Knees, Same Day ... More Risk? Evidence, experience mixed on simultaneous bilateral knee replacement Feb 14, 2019
Heavy Workouts Linked to Hard Arteries But subclinical calcified plaque didn't translate into mortality risk in study Jan 30, 2019
Concussion Serum Biomarkers Miss the Mark in Sports Blood-based markers may detect brain injury, but have limitations Nov 08, 2018
Avalanche Safety 101: Technology to the Rescue Asphyxia remains the top risk; airbags and breathing devices boost survival Oct 03, 2018
Athletes and Hearts; Best Meds for ADHD: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include secondhand smoke and adolescents, labor induction, screening young athletes for cardiac problems, and ADHD medicines. Aug 11, 2018 podcast
Lewy Body Disease Tied to Contact Sports More than 8 years of play linked to Lewy bodies, parkinsonism Jul 27, 2018
AMA Tangles With 'Gene Doping' Guidelines Also: emergency room evidence; impact of corporate investors in healthcare Jun 12, 2018
Young Athletes Show Invalid Cognitive Scores at Baseline Results may affect return-to-play decisions after concussion Mar 12, 2018
NBA Players: Nearly 1 in 6 Has Abnormal ECG Study raises questions of whether yet more specific criteria are needed Dec 07, 2017
From Hopeless to Healer: Persecuted in Nigeria, Stonewalled by the NFL Early struggles prepared Bennet Omalu for character assassination in the U.S. Sep 20, 2017 video
CTE Risk in Football Players Exaggerated? (Health News Review) Media reports have run past the science Jul 28, 2017
Handling Patients and Performance Enhancers Even without evidence-based steroid treatment protocol May 25, 2017
The Yips, Potential CTE-Depression Link and More New sports psychology articles raise research questions May 11, 2017
Female Athletes More Prone to Recurrent Concussion Reason unclear, study leader calls for more research Feb 28, 2017
Flag Football Has Higher Youth Injury Rates But comparison to tackle leagues hampered by study limitations Feb 14, 2017
Heads Up: Timeline Illustrates Program's Complex History Pattern of repeating researchers, other partners Feb 03, 2017
Travel Direction Tied to Baseball Teams' Performance Lower winning percentage on eastbound road trips Jan 23, 2017
Creatine: Should Adolescents Be Taking It? F. Perry Wilson, MD, looks at the science Jan 04, 2017 video
Knee Cartilage Repair Product Wins FDA Nod First of its kind to be approved, agency says Dec 13, 2016
Pro Soccer Career: A Risk Factor for Osteoarthritis in Men Study also suggests controversial joint injections hike OA risk Nov 16, 2016
Concussion Prevention: Senator Wants Crackdown on Product Claims FTC promises "a very close look" Oct 06, 2016
MedPAC Looks at Ways to Adjust Misvalued Services Commission debates grouping CPT codes into families Sep 09, 2016
Concussions at Altitude: No Longer Worth Investigating? Researchers suggest issue is resolved; others say not so fast Sep 07, 2016
301 People Charged With $900 Million in False Medicare Billings Largest sweep since government fraud team began in 2007 Jun 22, 2016
How to Avoid Misdiagnosis How a patient makes you feel may affect your diagnostic acumen May 13, 2016
Nearly Half of Former NFL Players Show Signs of Brain Injury MRI scans detect TBI markers in more than 40% Apr 19, 2016
Football Rules: Are Changes Saving Heads? Contrasting effects of rules on return-to-play and helmet fit Mar 07, 2016
Outpatient Surgery Safe for Total Hip No medical or surgical events put patients at risk Mar 03, 2016
Medical Schools Boost Pain Management Education In light of opioid epidemic, more schools focus on thoughtful prescribing Feb 04, 2016
