In September 2024, I was working as a server at a restaurant; I came home after a shift one night and had a weird feeling in ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

Women who take birth control pills may be much less likely to experience two of the most common sports injuries. In fact, a new study showed women taking oral contraceptives were 85% less likely than ...

No one was saying it anyways, but let it never be said Olivia Miles isn't tough. Notre Dame's star guard, the other half of one of the best backcourts in the country alongside Hannah Hidalgo, has been ...

A woman in her mid-20s presents to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation of left ankle pain after falling off an e-bike 1 hour earlier. She denies other injuries and was wearing a helmet. She ...

Across all levels of all sports, it is known that a sprained ankle is often not something to play with. Ankle injuries vary in distinction, but high-ankle sprains are typically viewed as the most ...

Sprained ankles and broken ankles can both cause considerable pain and affect walking, but they are different injuries. A sprained ankle occurs when the ligaments—tough cords that support the ...