Medicine
It is inconceivable to imagine today's society without the achievements of modern medicine. Diseases that had previously claimed countless human lives nowadays pose no threat any longer. The ongoing development of improved and better tolerated methods of treatment has made life easier for large numbers of patients. It is similarly difficult to imagine sports today without medical support. Indisputably, athletes are also entitled to the best methods of treatment available. Yet in professional sports, in response to recurring cases of misuse, special rules need to be followed.
The items under this heading provide an overview of medical topics related to anti-doping rules. No attempt has been made to treat the subject exhaustively, however.