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US Olympics Team Physician Blogs from Beijing

Posted on August 14, 2008

Scott A. Rodeo, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and co-chief of the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service at Hospital for Special Surgery, is one of the 30 health-care professionals chosen to protect the health of the U.S. Olympic team. His blog, Perspectives from an Olympics Team Physician in Beijing, is an interesting inside look at the latest medical issues happening with our team in China.A snippet:On the medical side, I have kept busy treating gastrointestinal upset and traveller's diarrhea. This is rather common (almost expected) in new environments with changes in food, water, etc. I have also...

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