“You’re having a belly button period,” a doctor friend texted me. Truly, a sentence no one wants to hear. But it wasn’t so ...

Dealing with anxiety can make life difficult. I sometimes feel as if my anxiety takes over the control center in my brain and puts me in the backseat, just as 40 million other anxious Americans like ...

Body changes can be frustrating, especially when they centre around the midsection. For many women, particularly after pregnancy or significant weight shifts, a specific type of abdominal fat develops ...

Shante Fonseca, 33, tells PEOPLE her viral TikTok about pregnancy after a tummy tuck has helped her connect with other moms experiencing similar changes Shante Fonseca/TikTok Shante Fonseca went viral ...

This is part of Slate’s 2026 Olympics coverage. Read more here. While it was a great Winter Games for Team USA by pretty much every measure, it was especially great for the women of Team USA.

To pierce or not to pierce? That is the question that regularly rattles around my head when feeling A) bored B) spontaneous or C) uncool. Take it from someone with too many earrings to count, a new ...

Poor hygiene, an infection, and navel stones are common causes of a smelly belly button. Keeping your belly button clean or treating the underlying condition can get rid of odor. Showering after ...

Stubborn belly fat after 50 can feel impossible to lose. You might be doing everything right—or so you think—and that lower belly pooch just won’t budge. Here’s the truth: it’s not impossible, but it ...

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A hernia occurs when there is a weakness in the abdominal wall, allowing internal tissue—like intestine or fat—to push through and create a noticeable lump. Noticing a soft bulge on your infant or ...

I installed Bazzite this week on my gaming PC and… it just works, at least for the games I've tried so far. I haven't yet tried to move my DCS install yet and might have to keep my Win10 partition ...

Jasmine details the multiple health issues she encountered from accessorizing her body Jasmine Drake/TikTok; Jasmine Drake Jasmine, 28, faced a variety of health complications after piercing her belly ...