December 8, 2016 Some football positions linked to high blood pressure It might not be obvious to those who spend Saturdays cheering on their alma mater on the gridiron, but playing college football is linked to changes that negatively affect the heart.
December 6, 2016 Florida dad vows to take disabled daughter to all 50 US states by age 18 Most people who use a wheelchair prefer smooth pavement, but 16-year-old Kellissa Kain has always wanted the ground beneath her to be rocky, bumpy and “crazy,” her father said.
November 21, 2016 Doctors increasingly using e-tech with patients There's a stereotype that says doctors shun technology that might threaten patients' privacy and their own pocketbooks. But a new breed of physicians is texting health messages to patients, tracking disease trends on Twitter, identifying medical problems on Facebook pages and communicating with patients through email
October 17, 2016 NBA guidelines: Don't focus on just basketball before age 14 The best thing young players can do for their basketball careers is not play too much basketball.
September 20, 2016 Under 3 percent of US athletes in Rio had medical exemptions Fifteen of the 558 athletes in the U.S. delegation at the Rio Olympics - or slightly less than 3 percent - had therapeutic-use exemptions in force during the games.
September 16, 2016 US Navy veteran wins gold in archery at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games During his first year in the Paralympics, U.S. Navy veteran Andre Shelby defied the odds to take the gold medal in archery on Wednesday.
September 12, 2016 Photo of multitasking pregnant mom at football game goes viral A photo of an Oklahoma woman seemingly having it all while doing it all has elicited pats on the back from thousands of other women who have shared and liked the image on Facebook.
August 15, 2016 Here's what Olympians eat for each sport Just what does it take to power Simone Biles' signature half-twisting double backflip or Allyson Felix's lightning-fast sprint?
August 11, 2016 UK police investigate claim Wimbledon player was poisoned LONDON — Detectives are investigating allegations that a British player at the Wimbledon tennis tournament was poisoned, after she fell ill with a bacterial infection that can be spread through rat urine, London's Metropolitan Police said Thursday.
August 8, 2016 Is cupping safe? What's behind those red marks on Olympians' bodies Several members of Team USA showed up for Olympic competition with odd-looking marks on their bodies— red circles that are the markers of cupping, a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) technique.
