The News:
Study Adds to Debate over Heart Tests for Athletes
by Richard Knox
All Things Considered, January 9, 2008 · Every week or two, there's a new story about a young ball player or runner who drops dead without warning.
Sixteen-year-old John Babbitt of Chatham, N.J., was one of them — a strapping, three-season athlete.
One evening, he went down to play basketball in an intramural league that was part of his church youth group. "He was running down the court and he just collapsed and died instantaneously," says Joanne Babbitt, his mother. more...
The Research:
Read the research behind this story in the journal New England Journal of Medicine.
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