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The Best At-Home Dumbbell Workout For Beginners

The Best At-Home Dumbbell Workout For Beginners

Regardless of your age, goals or fitness level, strength training is one of the most beneficial types of exercise you can do. It helps you build and tone muscles, improve bone density, increase mobility and generally feel stronger in your everyday life, says Kollins Ezekh, a certified personal trainer, boxing coach and owner of Members […]

Pulse oximeters don’t work as well on Black patients, despite their common use

Pulse oximeters don't work as well on Black patients, despite their common use

The doctors and nurses didn’t believe Tomisa Starr was having trouble breathing. Two years ago, Starr, 61, of Sacramento, California, was in the hospital for a spike in her blood pressure. She has multiple chronic health problems, including heart failure, and uses an oxygen tank at home. But her request for supplemental oxygen while hospitalized […]

FDA bans Red Dye No. 3, citing health concerns

FDA bans Red Dye No. 3, citing health concerns

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Flu activity is high and expected to remain so for several weeks, CDC says

Flu activity is high and expected to remain so for several weeks, CDC says

Winter viruses are raging right now, with flu leading the way at extremely high levels in the West, across the Midwest and deep into the Southeast, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday. Flu-related hospitalizations and deaths are on the rise, and experts predict there’s much more to come.  “I feel confident that […]

Garmin Forerunner 165 Review 2025

Garmin Forerunner 165 Review 2025

Garmin makes some of the best fitness trackers and smartwatches for runners and athletes, but it’s not typically a brand I recommend to people outside that crowd. Its watches have, historically, been expensive, complicated or dated compared to other options, in my experience. The Garmin Forerunner 165 is none of these things — it’s a […]

How giving yourself grace can help you stick to resolutions

How giving yourself grace can help you stick to resolutions

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Meet the all-star trainers on the Start TODAY app

Meet the all-star trainers on the Start TODAY app

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Surgeon general calls for tougher warnings about alcohol and cancer risk

Surgeon general calls for tougher warnings about alcohol and cancer risk

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Cancer vaccines, weight loss drugs, more

Cancer vaccines, weight loss drugs, more

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing 2025 medical advances: Cancer vaccines, weight loss drugs, more 02:36 UP NEXT Gal Gadot reveals blood clot during pregnancy with fourth child 04:21 Norovirus outbreak surges nationwide, CDC data shows 02:08 CDC releases new report on bird flu […]

CDC releases new report on bird flu mutations in humans

CDC releases new report on bird flu mutations in humans

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