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HHS finalizes report on gender-affirming care for youth, medical groups push back

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final version of its report on pediatric gender-affirming care on Wednesday, claiming it found "medical dangers posed to children," whic...

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26 Tales Of What Happens When The Golden Child Is Met With Real Life

Have you ever looked at a person and thought, "What is wrong with them?" Well, that might sound harsh, but we have all thought something like that, haven't we?After all, there are plenty of factors...

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An anti-migrant group in South Africa is blocking foreigners from health clinics

MUSINA, South Africa -- It's 6 a.m. and Tholakele Nkwanyana is one of the first people to arrive at the Diepsloot public health clinic in Johannesburg, not to seek medical attention but to stop for...

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Complaints About Gaps in Medicare Advantage Networks Are Common. Federal Enforcement Is Rare.

Along with the occasional aches and pains, growing older can bring surprise setbacks and serious diseases. Longtime relationships with doctors people trust often make even bad news more tolerable. ...

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Waning Immunity and Falling Vaccination Rates Fuel Pertussis Outbreaks

Rates of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are surging in Texas, Florida, California, Oregon, and other states and localities across the country. The outbreaks are ...

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RFK Jr. Links Aluminum in Vaccines to Peanut Allergies. Here Are the Facts

Experts say there is no credible scientific evidence that aluminum in vaccines causes peanut or other food allergies. heather diehl/Getty Images HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. says alumi...

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Medical weight loss might be on the verge of a further revolution. For starters, people will likely have the option of taking a new class of medications that seem to have fewer bothersome side effe...

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To Survive the Next Pandemic, Walk More, the NIH Says

Last week, the two top officials at the National Institutes of Health—the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research—debuted a new plan to help Americans weather the next pandemic: gettin...

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A Small Texas Think Tank Cultivated Covid Dissidents. Now They’re Running US Health Policy.

Martin Kulldorff, chair of the Trump administration’s reconstituted CDC vaccine panel, made a shocking — and misleading — statement as the group met in September. Referring to a clinical trial, Kul...

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A Hidden Health Crisis Following Natural Disasters: Mold Growth in Homes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After returning from what felt like the best internship of her life, Danae Daniels was excited to unwind and settle into a new semester at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical Un...

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The 6 big thinkers reshaping foreign aid, masculinity, and development

This story is part of the 2025 Future Perfect 25 Every year, the Future Perfect team curates the undersung activists, organizers, and thinkers who are making the world a bet...

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Global rise in ultra-processed foods is major public health threat, experts say

The global rise of ultra-processed foods in diets worldwide poses a major public health threat, according to experts who published a series of papers in medical journal The Lancet.The authors cite ...

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What to know about expanded work requirements about to kick in for SNAP

SNAP food benefits are flowing again after a pause during the federal government shutdownAfter a disruptive U.S. government shutdown, federal SNAP food assistance is again flowing to low-income hou...

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As few as 2 cigarettes per day linked to 60% increased risk of heart disease: Study

Just 100 cigarettes over the course of someone's life may be enough to raise their risk of heart disease and death, a new study suggests.Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, who looked at the s...

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South Carolina lawmakers debate abortion bill that could imprison people who receive the procedure

A few South Carolina lawmakers are holding a hearing on Tuesday to discuss a near-total abortion ban that removes exceptions and could send anyone involved with termination of a pregnancy to prison...

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SNAP is back, but millions of Americans could lose benefits due to new restrictions

Just as SNAP benefits were reinstated for millions of Americans following the reopening of the federal government, many are now set to permanently lose them.Nearly 42 million Americans, including l...

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Ticked Off Over Preauthorization: Walk-In Patient Avoided Lyme Disease but Not a Surprise Bill

Leah Kovitch was pulling invasive plants in the meadow near her home one weekend in late April when a tick latched onto her leg. She didn’t notice the tiny bug until Monda...

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Breast Cancer and Birth Control: A Huge New Study Shows How Science Can Be Distorted

As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social medi...

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America Has a Baby-Formula Problem—Again

Three years ago, America was in the midst of an infant-formula crisis. Abbott, one of the world’s biggest formula producers, had issued a nationwide recall after two children who consumed its produ...

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The MOST Underrated Exercise For Longevity, Balance, and Well-Being

More and more I hear people discussing more than JUST losing weight. Don’t get me wrong, losing body fat is still a very BIG driver for people, but we are also hearing more and more people discu...

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How does the hair-loss drug finasteride work? Can it affect my mental health?

agrobacter/GettyFor many men the gradual thinning of hair is about more than just their appearance. Finasteride, a drug widely prescribed for the treatment of male pattern baldness has been used e...

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