{
  "id": 4638669,
  "title": "Professional gaming is brutal on the body—inside the growing field of treating esports injuries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/professional-gaming-is-brutal-on-the-body-inside-the-growing-field-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T11:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-professional-gaming-brutal-body-field.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chinese esports player Jian \"Uzi\" Zi-hao was more than a star \"League of Legends\" player: He was so talented that his team structured its entire strategy around his abilities, funneling resources to him and another teammate, Shi \"Ming\" Sen-Ming, so the duo could lead the team to victory. Over the course of his career, he earned more than $500,000 in tournament prize money.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation",
        "title": "Professional gaming is brutal on the body – inside the growing field of treating esports injuries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/professional-gaming-is-brutal-on-the-body-inside-the-growing-field-of",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:08:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}