Last Sunday was the final football-less Sunday of the year, and as teams make their way through training camp some players are still trying to recover from last year’s injuries. New England Patriots wide receiver Aaron Dobson is one such player. Dobson suffered a stress fracture in his left foot at the tail end of […]
Vitamin D – The Key to Successful Surgery
A recent study published in the Southern Medical Journal found that an increasing amount of Americans are suffering from Vitamin D deficiency. The problem with any deficiency is that most people are unaware that they aren’t receiving the proper amount until it’s too late. With Vitamin D deficiency, a person is likely to develop some bone […]
Custom Mouthguards Help Reduce Football Concussions
A new study by researchers at the Academy of General Dentistry found that athletes who used custom-fitted mouthguards suffered fewer concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) than athletes who wore over-the-counter mouthguards. For their study, authors Winters and DeMont separated 412 male high school athletes from six area high schools into two groups. The first […]
Do I Need Knee Replacement? Maybe Not, New Study Finds
A recent study published in Arthritis and Rheumatism suggests that one in three total knee replacement operations may be unnecessary, leading authors to call for a more stringent patient selection criteria. For their study, researchers conducted a five-year analysis of 205 patients who underwent a total knee anthroplasty (TKA) because they were classified as high risk […]
Court: Patients Can Be Responsible For Death During Surgery
A decision by the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that patients can be at least partially at fault for their death on an operating table. The curious case of Kelly v. Haralampopoulos first began when Vasilios Haralampopoulos visited the hospital emergency room complaining of abdominal pain. Tests revealed a cyst on his liver, and two doctors, Dr. […]
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