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Appeals court blocks Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional and must be permanently blocked from being enforced, a three-judge panel of appellate judges ruled Tuesday. The ...

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200 years after the creation of braille, blind people in Mali say it has allowed them to fit in

BAMAKO, Mali -- Amadou Ndiaye meticulously ran his fingers across bumps in a piece of paper, making sense of the world he can no longer see.Two hundred years have passed since the invention of brai...

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In New York, Providers Must Put Patient Costs on the Table

The routine is familiar for most people: When checking in for an appointment with a doctor or other health care provider, patients typically complete and sign a pile of paperwork, including a form ...

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Amid Plummeting Diversity at Medical Schools, a Warning of DEI Crackdown’s ‘Chilling Effect’

The Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly steep drop in diversity among medical school students, even in states like California, where public universitie...

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Insomnia can lead to heart issues − a psychologist recommends changes that can improve sleep

Better sleep hygiene habits may help with insomnia. Tetra Images via Getty ImagesAbout 10% of Americans say they have chronic insomnia, and millions of others report poor sleep quality. Ongoing res...

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Measles Cases Rising in 14 States: How to Protect Yourself During the Outbreak

The CDC reports that 95% of measles cases in the U.S. are in people who are unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown. FG Trade/Getty Images The growing measles outbreak in the U...

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Congressman Blames Trump Team for Ending Telehealth Medicare Benefit. That’s Not Quite Right.

“Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.” Rep. Ro. Khanna (D-Cali...

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Gender-affirming care may lower depression risk, study finds, but many are losing access

The study acknowledges other factors may also play a part.Transgender adults who received gender-affirming hormone therapy had a significantly lower risk of moderate-to-severe depression over four ...

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Pandemic Lockdowns Made the World Ruder

If the world seems to you a little nastier and more confrontational than it was just a few years ago, you're not alone. Many Americans say the world is a ruder place than it was before the COVID-19...

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Scientist Whose Work Led FDA To Ban Food Dye Says Agency Overstated Risk

When the FDA announced in January, before President Joe Biden’s term ended, that it would ban a dye called red dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs, the federal agency cited just one 1987 study on ...

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Without Federal Action, States Wrestle With Kratom Regulation

HELENA, Mont. — Montana lawmakers are grappling with how — if at all — the state should rein in kratom, an unregulated plant-derived substance with addictive properties sold mainly as a mood and en...

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Checking the Facts on Medicaid Use by Latinos

Spending cuts, immigration, and Medicaid are at the top of the Washington agenda. That climate provides fertile ground for misinformation and myths to multiply on social networks. Some of t...

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Watch: The Dr. Oz Show Comes to Congress

The Senate Finance Committee got its chance March 14 to question Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the vast Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the largest agency within...

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Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants

National Institutes of Health officials have urged scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccine technology from their grant applications, two researchers said, in a move that signaled the ag...

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'White Lotus' Characters Pop Lorazepam Pills, Highlighting Risks of the Drug

In Season 3 of “The White Lotus,” some characters pop lorazepam like candy, highlighting the potential for dependency and misuse. CHANAKARN LAOSARAKHAM/AFP via Getty Images Lorazepam, a co...

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Former England player Dele Alli gets sent off after 9 minutes in first soccer match in two years

MILAN (AP) — Dele Alli’s first professional appearance in more than two years lasted just nine minutes before he was sent off.The former England international was shown a straight red card late on ...

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Trump Is Ceding Ground to a Deadly Enemy

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a near-perfect predator. In 1882, Robert Koch, the physician who discovered the microbe, told a room full of scientists that it caused one in seven of all deaths. In 2...

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Talks Joint, Mobility Health: ‘If You Rest, You Rust’

Arnold Schwarzenegger wants those with joint pain and mobility issues to know they are not alone. Klaus Pressberger/SEPA.Media /Getty Images Revered actor and former politician Arnold Schw...

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Frontline health care workers reflect on early days of COVID 5 years after WHO declared pandemic

Dr. Kimberly Shriner remembers the first COVID-19 patient who came into Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California, in March 2020.He was a 35-year-old man who arrived at the hospital short of brea...

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Journalists Share How Additives Enter Food Supply and Measles Harms Kids’ Immune Systems

KFF Health News senior correspondent David Hilzenrath discussed how the FDA allows risky chemicals in America’s food supply on CBS’ “CBS Mornings Plus” on March 11. Click here to watch Hi...

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Why Spring Allergies Are Expected to Be Longer, Stronger This Year

Experts believe climate change may affect seasonal allergies due to lengthening growing seasons. janiecbros/Getty Images Seasonal allergies seem to last longer and be more severe in recent...

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