With a new year upon us, the American Medical Association is offering Americans 10 evidence-based tips for staying healthy in 2026 and beyond: Get health screenings Schedule preventive visits, tests and screenings so your physician can catch conditions before they become more serious. Manage stress Mental health is part of overall health. Techniques such as...

Success at school is about more than just what takes place in the classroom. How kids spend their time after the bell rings also matters. Here are four New Year’s resolutions you can make at home to help kids excel at school: 1. Unlock their musical creativity. Music education has strong links to academic achievement. Fortunately,...

We’ve all done it. January rolls in, and we quietly promise ourselves we’ll finally shrink back into the body we had five (or 15) years ago. We dig out the old workout logs, dust off the numbers we used to lift and declare war on every soft place December left behind. And by February, most...

“No pain, no gain” might be a motto for most workouts, but “too much, too soon” can lead to foot and ankle injuries, which can sabotage fitness goals,” said Jeffrey Loveland, a foot and ankle surgeon and Fellow Member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. As you follow through on your New...

If you’ve seen friends and family members on social media talking about their recent holiday trots, you might be dreaming of running your own 5K race in 2026. Smash each kilometer with these tips: Following a training plan can help you build not only the endurance you’ll need to complete the race distance, but a...