Diagnosis and treatment
FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, Alessandro Zanardi of Italy celebrates winning the gold medal after he competed in the man's road cycle individual time trial H4 category at the 2012 Paralympics games, in London. Italian auto racing champion turned Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi underwent a five-hour surgery Monday, July 6, 2020 to reconstruct his face following a crash on his handbike last month. It was the third major surgery that Zanardi has had since he crashed his handbike into an oncoming truck near the Tuscan town of Pienza on June 19 during a relay event. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Zanardi has 5-hour surgery to rebuild his face after crash

Jul. 06, 2020 12:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 file photo, Alex Zanardi, of Italy, rides during the cycling portion of the Ironman World Championship Triathlon, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Race car driver turned Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi has been seriously injured again. Police tell The Associated Press that Zanardi was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Siena following a road accident near the Tuscan town of Pienza during a national race for Paralympic athletes on handbikes. The 53-year-old Zanardi had both of his legs amputated following a horrific crash during a 2001 CART race in Germany. He was a two-time CART champion. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Zanardi undergoes 2nd brain surgery after handbike crash

Jun. 29, 2020 02:09 PM EDT

The Ferrari car of Formula One driver Niki Lauda is lit with a spotlight at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, near Modena, Italy, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 on the day Lauda's family issued a statement saying the three-time world champion had passed away at the age of 70. Lauda won the F1 drivers' championship in 1975 and 1977 with Ferrari and again in 1984 with McLaren. (Ferrari SpA via AP)
F1 drivers share their fond memories of F1 great Niki Lauda

By Jerome Pugmire May. 22, 2019 02:20 PM EDT

IMSA points leader Jordan Taylor to race after appendectomy

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 12, 2019 01:53 PM EDT
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — IMSA points leader Jordan Taylor has been cleared to race this weekend after an emergency appendectomy while on vacation in Hawaii. ...

Sterling Marlin undergoing deep brain stimulation surgery

Apr. 04, 2019 06:29 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two-time Daytona 500 winner Sterling Marlin has been undergoing deep brain stimulation surgery as part of his treatment for Parkinson's...

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2019, file photo, Roger Penske holds his "Baby Borg" trophy in Detroit. Joey Logano's win in Las Vegas was the fourth victory for one of Roger Penske's cars in seven days. It's quite the start to the year for Penske, who last month was inducted into NASCAR's Hall of Fame, feted at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, London and celebrated his 82nd birthday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Roger Penske received kidney from son in 2017 at Mayo Clinic

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 08, 2019 03:16 PM EST

FILE - In this July 7, 2018 file photo former Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda of Austria walks in the paddock before the third free practice at the Silverstone racetrack, Silverstone, England. Niki Lauda hopes to “soon” be back working with Mercedes as he continues his recovery from a lung transplant. The three-time Formula One champion was smiling and cheery as he posted a message on the Mercedes team’s Twitter account on Saturday, Nov. 24. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, file)
Recovering Lauda hopes to be back working with Mercedes soon

Nov. 24, 2018 08:40 AM EST