New institute funds $50 million research to prevent injuries in female athletes
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As thousands of female athletes take the world stage in Milan to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics, a group is investing more than $50 million to revolutionize their careers by closing the gaps for women in sports medicine research. “We have this Women’s Health, Sports & Performance Institute that has a clinical component, a research component, a training environment and education all under one roof, so that it’s one very cohesive engine,” Dr. Kate Ackerman, former Team USA rower and co-founder of the institute, told NBC News. “And this is something that’s been a long time coming.” Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE Despite the exponential growth of female...