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Athletes of every sport prove it’s never too late to uncover your fitness potential. Left to Right: Canadian track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell, IOC Refugee Team sport shooter Luna Solomon and …

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, pictured at a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday, is getting attention for a law he signed last year requiring public schools to provide free period …

Dr. Ala Stanford’s new memoir is Take Care of Them Like My Own. Simon & Schuster hide caption toggle caption Simon & Schuster As a pediatric surgeon, Dr. Ala Stanford …

The latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey found high rates of suicidal thoughts and experiences of sexual violence among teens. rbkomar/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption rbkomar/Getty Images The mental health …

Simone Biles of Team USA competes during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Vault Final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Naomi Baker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Naomi …

Companies that make weighted infant sleepwear say their products are safe and help babies sleep, but a growing chorus of medical experts, safe-sleep advocates and government regulators warn that the …

Ángel Barajas showed off acrobatic skills as a kid (making the neighbors nervous). This week he became the first Colombian to win an Olympic gymnastics medal for his soaring horizontal …

In 2009, only about half of teens said they used social media every day. By 2022, 95% of teens said they used some social media — and about a third …

The abortion pill regimen, including mifepristone, pictured, and misoprostol is how most of the study respondents reported handling their self-managed abortions. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption toggle caption Sarah McCammon/NPR The …

You might be surprised to learn that “Grey’s Anatomy” and recipes were on the Brazilian gymnast’s mind on the eve of her gold medal winning routine in the Olympics floor …