American Medical Society for Sports Medicine testified today in support of HR 921, the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act. The bill allows team physicians and athletic trainers to administer care to their teams when traveling across state lines.
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The Irwin Guides Ski Mountaineering Race has been cancelled, according to the Gunnison Country Times.
According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, James Andrews, MD, will be performing surgery on New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram today.
Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden is at home recovering from open heart surgery.
To learn more about tendon injuries, the NBA and General Electric Healthcare partnered in July to implore researchers to study tendon injuries, according to ESPN.
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In an opinion piece published in The New York Times, brain researcher Bennet Omalu, MD, is calling for a "legal age" to be placed on high-impact contact sports.
Julian Bailes, MD, neurosurgery chairman of the NorthShore Neurological Institute in Glenview, Ill., argued there is no conclusive evidence that points to long-term concussion damage in young football players, according to The Shreveport Times.
Martin O'Malley, MD, will perform ankle surgery on Brooklyn Nets' Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, according to a New York Post report.
Orthopedic surgeons Craig C. McKirgan, DO, and David T. Bizousky, MD, were honored for 20 years of service at Indiana Regional Medical Center, according to a report from The Indiana Gazette.
Orthopedic surgeon James Andrews, MD, will perform ACL repair surgery on Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco. Mr. Flacco injured his knee during a game against the St. Louis Rams, according to Baltimore Ravens.