Medical Notes: Week of June 24, 2018
A look at new proposed hypertension guidelines, youth baseball injuries, and drinking coffee to be have more productive meetings.
Sports and Recreation Sub-categories:
The “Baseball Rule”
People injured by foul balls at major league baseball games have little chance of recovering damages against teams because of a more-than century old judicial rule that essentially says fans know the risk they’re taking by attending. Experts explain the rule and recent moves by teams to play it safe.
Medical Notes: Week of June 10, 2018
Researchers may have found the cause of polycystic ovary syndrome, another study showing the impact on brain health from tackle football, and researchers at UCLA may have found an antidote to hangovers.
TBI’s and Personality Change
An expert explains traumatic brain injuries and how to prevent some of the consequences.
Medical Notes: Week of October 8, 2017
Youth football before the age of 12 may be especially damaging to the brain, time consuming electronic health records, and more women than men are going to college.
Medical Notes: Week of April 23, 2017
Dogs that can sniff out cancer, depressions and heart disease, lack of sleep connection to more arguments, and how parents feel about their kids playing sports.
Moderate Exercise – It’s Better For You (2017)
Experts discuss how much exercise is enough and how to make the most of light exercise.
Medical Notes: Week of March 26, 2017
A breakthrough in a blood test for cancer, treatment for pitching injuries, and the link between productivity and a good sex life.
Medical Notes: Week of March 5, 2017
Opioid addicts and amnesia, traffics link to domestic violence, driving and concussion recovery, and the effects of strict discipline.
NFL Team Doctors: In Whose Interest?
Injured NFL players are treated by doctors employed by teams, but a Harvard study claims there is an inherent conflict of interest in that arrangement.
Concussions and Camaraderie
A well known sportswriter and parent shares the red flags he saw as well as the benefits of playing youth football.
Double Dipping and the Five Second Rule (2016)
Party snacks are prime territory for contamination. A scientist discusses the myth of the five second rule.
