3 h. ago Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee offers promising health update on kidney disease

Exclusive: Lee, 22, spoke to ‘The Independent’ about her health and shared advice for fellow gymnast Jordan Chiles as she prepares to compete on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

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3 d. ago From brain shrinkage to liver scarring: shocking damage booze causes in the body

The health damage caused by any alcohol consumption-even below the daily recommended guidelines-is well-known, ranging from heart disease, kidney failure and even cancer .

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7 d. ago I found empty bags of cocaine in our daughter's bed, says wife of Olympic champion Ryan Lochte as he reveals nightmare struggle with drugs

Kayla Rae Reid filed a motion to amend her initial petition for divorce and made a series of shocking accusations against the six-time Olympic gold medalist.

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7 d. ago Imane Khelif ‘has right to appeal’ over gender tests but will miss world championships

Olympic boxing body stands firm over new testing rules Gold medalist has appealed to Cas over eligibility barImane Khelif has the right to appeal against World Boxing’s decision barring her from events unless she undergoes genetic sex testing but the Algerian has not entered the world championships in Liverpool, World Boxing president Boris van der Vorst has said.World Boxing, which will oversee boxing in the 2028 Olympics, introduced mandatory sex testing for all boxers in its competitions in May, less than a year after Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting won gold in Paris amid a gender-eligibility row. Continue reading...

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1 week ago New drug hailed as ‘gamechanger’ in tackling stubbornly high blood pressure

Trials of baxdrostat have produced ‘exciting’ results for people whose hypertension has proved difficult to controlDoctors are hailing a new pill for patients with high blood pressure resistant to existing medication as a “gamechanger” and a “triumph of science”.Globally, more than 1.3 billion people have hypertension. In half of them, their high blood pressure is uncontrolled or resistant to existing treatments. They face a much higher risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney disease and early death. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Triple Olympic gold medalist Jessica Fox undergoes kidney surgery, misses World Cup events

Triple Olympic gold medalist Jessica Fox has undergone surgery to remove a tumor from her left kidney and says she won't compete in the remaining and canoe-kayak World Cup events this year

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2 w. ago Olympic champion skier Eileen Gu injured in a training accident in New Zealand

American-born Chinese skier and Olympic freestyle gold medalist Eileen Gu has suffered an injury while training in New Zealand

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