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March 16, 2016

NFL concussion testimony sparks online reaction from players

Current and former players had strong reactions the day after a top NFL official acknowledged for the first time a link between football-related concussions and the degenerative brain condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

March 15, 2016

New test identifies kids at high risk for ongoing concussion symptoms

When a child gets a concussion, it can be difficult for a doctor to assess whether he or she will have problems that persist over the longer term.

March 15, 2016

The strange way Botox may help knee pain

Pain in your knee?

March 14, 2016

Amputee gymnast defies odds to compete with prosthetic

Kate Foster lost her leg to a leukemia-related infection when she was 12, but she didn’t let the operation stand in the way of her love for gymnastics.

March 11, 2016

Georgia fourth graders create 3-D printed knee

Grade school projects tend to bring to mind tri-fold poster board and reused egg cartons, but for a group of students in Grantville, Georgia, their latest accomplishment is far more advanced— using a 3-D printer to create a medical device.

March 8, 2016

Telling docs they overprescribe addicting drugs doesn't make them stop

Government letters informing doctors they're prescribing vastly more addictive drugs than their peers fall on deaf ears, according to a new study.

March 4, 2016

Pros and cons of hip replacement surgery

More than 330,000 hip replacement surgeries are performed in the United States each year.

February 26, 2016

What stair-climbing speed may say about surgery outcomes

Checking how fast people can climb stairs before surgery might help predict their odds of complications after certain procedures, a recent study suggests.

February 22, 2016

Testosterone therapy improves libido but not vitality in older men

Men over 64 with low levels of testosterone saw modest improvements in libido and sexual activity when treated with a gel that contains the male hormone, according to U.S. researchers.

February 19, 2016

Hope for paraplegics: Spinal cord stimulation may restore motion, sensation

Kent Stephenson, of Mount Pleasant, Texas, was a competitive motocross racer until one day in June 2009, when the motor on his bike locked up while going off the face of an 80-foot tabletop jump.