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BATON ROUGE — The popularity of pickleball has exploded. So have injuries attributed to the sport.There are two main injuries players can sustain due to the sport.A common pickleball injury is a traumatic one — like a broken wrist."Sometimes the patients are a little bit older, they may have undiagnosed osteoporosis, they fall over, they break their wrist, and we see actually a lot of those injuries," Dr. Sanj Kakar from the Mayo Clinic said. "For example, the tendinitis type of...
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RFK Jr.’s campaign defends his health after report about a dead worm in his brain
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the 70-year-old independent presidential candidate who has pitched himself as the sprightly, virile antithesis to his aging rivals, has faced previously undisclosed health issues — including a worm that he said ate part of his brain, according to The New York Times. Kennedy spoke about some of the medical issues in a 2012 deposition, which the Times reviewed, during divorce proceedings from his second wife. He argued then that his earning potential had been negatively...
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Monday's Health Report: Expert shares ways to protect children from fall-related injuries
BATON ROUGE — May is National Trauma Awareness Month. Each year, more than 2 million children are seen in the emergency department in the U.S. because of fall-related injuries."The injuries can vary widely, and it's somewhat dependent on the age range for the patient," said Tom Halada, pediatric trauma coordinator at the Mayo Clinic.Infants and toddlers often get hurt tumbling off beds and changing tables. Windows and stairs can also lead to unintentional bumps and bruises."One way to...