Head Back toThe West Wing With a NewBehind-the-Scenes Book — Read an Excerpt! (Exclusive)

‘What’s Next’ book and the cast of ‘The West Wing’.Photo:Dutton; James Sorensen/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Dutton; James Sorensen/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Dutton “He and my brother took care of my dog for six months,” Richard recalls. “So I was forever indebted to Brad for that.” (MELISSA: The dog’s name was Lyle and was, as Richard puts it, “a Manhattan mutt that got into a thousand fights and didn’t win one.”) Given his long history with Brad, it had to have felt like kismet for Richard — a “sign,” even — when, upon entering the room for his callback, he spotted his old dog-sitter.

Headed to the Eras Tour? These Adjustable Earplugs Are the Accessory I Wish I'd Brought to Taylor Swift's Concert

Photo:John Shearer/TAS24/Getty; People; Kate Geraghty John Shearer/TAS24/Getty; People; Kate Geraghty There’s nothing like jamming to your favorite songs at a concert with thousands of other fans. But when I went toTaylor Swift’s Eras Tourlast spring, my ears took a couple of days to recover from the volume of the music (not to mention my fellow Swift fans singing along). So when Loop invited me to the Austin City Limits music festival to try out the brand’s newSwitch 2 earplugsover back-to-back-to-back days of concerts, I was excited to give them a try.

Health Tips for Teens Going to College

Photo: GettyIf your child is preparing to go away to college — especially those attending for the first time — now is the time to start getting everything in order when it comes to their health. PEOPLE spoke to Dr. Margaret Stager, an adolescent adolescent medicine physician and professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, about what should be on their wellness checklist.Schedule a Physical"Get their annual medical exam right before they leave," Stager tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue, on newsstands nationwide Friday.

Hearing Mom Talks Raising Two Deaf Sons and the 'Magical' Moment They Could Hear for First Time

Photo: Felicia Aquilo An Ohio couple never expected that one, let alone both of their children, would be born with profound hearing loss as they had no family history as an indication. Felicia Aquilo and husband Steve are parents to two sons, Silas, 5, and Isaiah, who turns 2 later this month. As both parents are hearing, communication looks a little different for the family of four, who use both ASL (American Sign Language) and spoken language as both sons now have cochlear implants.

Heartbroken Mom Admits Son, 1, with PKU Only Drinks Enough New Formula to Avoid Hunger Pains

Beichler’s two sons, Jax, 7 months, and Taylor, 21 months, were both born with a metabolic condition calledclassic phenylketonuria(PKU). (Her oldest son, Carson, 4, does not have the condition.) The lifelong PKU diagnosis requires the boys to be on the special formula — which can’t be found in grocery stores or pharmacies — as part of a specialized diet that limits them to two grams of protein a day for the rest of their lives.