Sports Medicine News

Patients indicated for hip or knee arthroplasty who have moderate to severe osteoarthritis and have not responded to nonsurgical therapies should proceed to surgery without delay, according to new recommendations.

NEW ORLEANS — Elite athletes with genetic risk for sudden cardiac death can safely return to play with a shared decision-making model that includes careful evaluation, risk stratification and tailoring of genetic heart disease therapy.

While the biggest event of the sporting world is behind us for 2023, many former players are still suffering from the after effects of their own pursuit of the Lombardi Trophy.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Findings presented here suggest that young athletes may be at greater risk for head injuries on synthetic turf vs. natural grass fields.

According to survey results, most Texas high school and collegiate athletic coaches, staff and trainers are considering the implications of extreme heat on outdoor sports athletes.

Telemedicine offers the promise of increased efficiency during patient care, but in-person evaluations and relationships are too valuable to completely disregard, according to a debate session at EULAR 2022 Congress.

Cathleen M. McCabe, MD, and Laura B. Enyedi, MD, talk with Jaya B. Kumar, MD, FASRS, and Jullia A. Rosdahl, MD, PhD, about addressing physician suicide and destigmatizing mental health. Plus, they share their favorite resilience hacks.

About one in four adults in the U.S. and its territories are physically inactive, meaning they have not participated in activities such as running, walking for exercise or gardening outside of work in the past month, according to the CDC.

Although COVID-19 remained a popular topic among Healio Primary Care readers in 2021, other stories that discussed diabetes screening and physician suicide also generated significant attention.

As of Dec. 1, the FDA had approved 46 novel drugs this year, one fewer than it had approved by the same date in 2020.