June 29, 2020

When Can Sports Fans Safely Fill Stadiums Again?

MONDAY, June 29, 2020 -- Sports fans are itching to watch their favorite teams return to play, but are jam-packed arenas even remotely safe in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic?

For Glenn Rall, chief academic officer and a virologist at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, the answer isn't simple.

June 29, 2020

Avoiding Pain and Addiction After Sports-Injury Surgery

WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 -- With opioid addiction soaring in the United States, it should come as good news that an opioid painkiller may not be needed after a sports-injury repair.

A mix of non-addictive medicines may be safer and equally successful in managing pain after shoulder or knee surgery, a study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit indicates.

June 18, 2020

Even Without Concussion, Athletes' Brains Can Change After Head Jolts: Study

WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 -- Athletes who play contact sports may develop subtle brain changes -- even if they don't suffer a concussion, researchers say.

Their study involved 101 female college athletes -- 70 who played rugby and 31 who either rowed or swam. All were concussion-free six months before and during the study.

June 15, 2020

Female Athletes Shortchange Themselves on Nutrition

SUNDAY, June 14, 2020 -- Many female athletes lack knowledge about nutrition, which could harm their performance and put them at risk for health problems, a researcher says.

A review of two decades of literature on female athletes older than 13 found "a lack of general knowledge of nutrition among athletes, coaches and other sports team specialists," said study author Mary Downes Gastrich, an associate professor at Rutgers University Medical School in New Brunswick, N.J.