Five men’s lacrosse players at Tufts University remain hospitalized after a voluntary supervised 45-minute Navy SEAL-style workout left them with a dangerous condition called rhabdomyolysis.

"It's unusual," a physician with Brigham and Women's said. Rhabdo is a syndrome where muscle cells break down and enter the bloodstream, damaging the kidneys. The post What is rhabdo, and why are some Tufts lacrosse players still hospitalized with it?

As Tufts University launched an independent probe into the team workout that led to the hospitalization of nine members of its men’s lacrosse team, several national experts placed the blame squarely on the shoulders of the institution’s coaches and strength and conditioning staff and said the incident should never have happened.

Twelve players on Tufts University men’s lacrosse team were diagnosed with rhabdo after a "voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout" led by an alum.

Five lacrosse players at Tufts University in Medford were hospitalized after a workout led by a Navy SEAL program graduate.