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 […]
We Are The Medicine – Maggie O’Connor, MD
The following piece was written by Maggie O’Connor, MD, a lead physician at Abbott Northwestern Palliative Care Team. Dr. O’Connor is retiring on August 5th, and as part of her departure she decided to share some words that touched many in the medical community. I found the piece so moving that I asked if I could share it on […]
Bigger Feet, Smaller Shoes Don’t Mix
A study by researchers at the College of Podiatry in the United Kingdom found that the average foot size continues to grow, but more and more people are forgoing professional help when purchasing a new pair of shoes. Researchers say their findings show that the average shoe size has increased two sizes since the 1970’s, […]
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 […]
Interrupted Sleep May Increase Dementia Risk
Struggling to get a good night’s sleep? You may be putting yourself at a greater risk for developing dementia, according to research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2014. For their study, researchers tracked a large cohort of mostly male individuals to see if interrupted sleep led to an increased likelihood of developing dementia. […]
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