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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, why school sports health screenings are important, which conditions may be overlooked in standard physicals, and where to get a cardiology and musculoskeletal pre-participation screening this year.
Dr. Christina Allen, chief of Yale Sports Medicine and vice chair of athletic medicine and community outreach for Yale Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, discusses the importance of student-athletes getting screened for cardiology and orthopedic conditions before sports seasons begin.
Click here to register for free community Sportsafe cardiology and orthopedic screenings.
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