Sports Medicine News

Adopting family-centered nutrition programs can positively influence diet in children with autism, according to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

In a cohort of athletes with long QT syndrome or other genetic heart diseases who were approved to return to play, there were no sports-related deaths over 20 years, researchers reported at Heart Rhythm 2021.

The Team Physician Consensus Conference released a new guidance document to help team physicians manage sport-related concussions in athletes of all ages.

The use of third-generation fluoroquinolones — specifically, garenoxacin, moxifloxacin, pazufloxacin, prulifloxacin and sitafloxacin — was not associated with an increased risk for Achilles tendon ruptures, a study in Japan showed.

Obstructive sleep apnea is common in individuals with CVD and risk factors including high BP, and screening for it in that population is warranted, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

Thirty-five percent of adults in the United States who were surveyed said they would consider leaving their primary care physician for qualified physicians providing on-demand telehealth services.

Physical activity among teens in California declined during the COVID-19 pandemic and their substance use persisted, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Black college athletes demonstrated less knowledge of concussions than white college athletes, despite NCAA requirements for concussion education among athletes, according to results from a cross-sectional study.

Children and teens who had a concussion and subsequently reported occipital headaches and photophobia took more time to return to their pre-concussion state than those who did not report these symptoms, data show.

A large prospective observational study examining non-invasive biomarkers identified unique indicators of concussion in the saliva of adult male athletes, according to results published in British Journal of Sports Medicine.