Fall marks the peak sports season in both professional and high school sports. The NFL just got underway, MLB is headed towards the playoffs, and the NHL and NBA begin in a month. On the high school level, football, cross country, tennis, boys soccer and girls tennis gets going when the leaves begin to change […]
49ers’ Kaepernick Reveals Details About 2013 Foot Injury
If the San Francisco 49ers want to make another run at the NFC Championship game, they’ll have to put their best foot forward. That foot may be the fully healed left foot of quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Speaking openly for the first time about the injury, Kaepernick revealed that he suffered a chipped bone in his forefoot and […]
Permanent Surgical Screws: The Aaron Dobson Case
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, […]
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