In women’s sports, athletes losing their periods was long considered normal. Not anymore

According to a survey conducted by The Female Athlete Health Report from Project RED-S and Kyniska Advocacy in 2023, 36 ...

Physicians: Rule that doctors ID athlete’s sex at birth ‘inappropriate’ for school physical

Pediatricians and advocates urged the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association to remove a new requirement on sports physical evaluations that physicians identify a student’s birth sex ...
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'Freddy's law' would require high school athletes to take cardiac test

BOSTON— Health insurers will foot the bill for cardiac tests for high school athletes if a new proposal is approved by lawmakers on Beacon Hill. Dubbed“ Freddy’ s Law,” the bill is named after Freddy ...
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Heart test now required before student-athletes in Florida can play high school sports

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A new Florida law now makes it mandatory for new student-athletes to get their heart checked before they can play a sport in high school. They will be required to have an ...
Healio

Concussion history linked to worse outcomes in college athletes at career end

College student-athletes who reported three or more concussions during their athletic careers had worse mental and ...

Australian sports set guidelines for inclusion of trans athletes

Eight Australian sports federations, including peak bodies for tennis, rugby union and Australian Rules football, issued guidelines on Thursday aimed at encouraging the participation of transgender ...
Yahoo! Sports

Are tennis players the fittest athletes in the world?

As seven-time grand slam singles champion Venus Williams said upon her comeback to the sport late last month: “Do you know how hard it is to play tennis? … You’re running the whole time, lifting ...