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After Aetna decided to partially withdraw from the Affordable Care Act exchanges, some Americans are left with a lone option for insurance, if they have any at all, U.S. News reports. 

Lawrence Wells, MD, has been honored as a 2016 Top Doctor in Philadelphia, according to Middle East North Africa Financial Network.

Yankees righthander Nathan Eovaldi is out for the season and likely 2017 after a total tear of his flexor tendon and a partial tear of his UCL, Newsday reports. Here's what you need to know. 

Dr. James Andrews will perform Tommy John surgery on Kody Clemens, Texas Longhorns infielder and son of former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens, the Daily News reports.

Injuries in youth athletics are on the rise, and elbow and shoulder injuries are becoming almost epidemic among youth baseball players, The Daily Ardmoreite reports. 

The incidence rate of total hip and total knee replacement surgeries have both been well documented in the United States, but the statistics on patient quality of life after the surgery are few and far between. 

Colorado Public Radio reported on Omer Mei-Dan, MD, at the Colorado University Sports Medicine and Performance Center, and how the rugged landscape of the state and its numerous extreme sport athletes pose unique challenges to his profession. 

The Global Stem Cells Group will recognize Joseph Purita, MD, at its 3rd Annual International Symposium on Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in September.

The Seattle Seahawks have awarded a $50,000 grant to put certified athletic trainers into two school districts in Washington.

Orthopedics This Week recently named its 12 best sports medicine technology companies for 2016.