CoolSculpting is among the most popular fixes for unwanted bulges. But the risk of a serious side effect appears to be higher than previously known. View original article Contributor: Anna Kodé
Ellie Bridgman spent her Thursday night shift at a local gas station in Union, Missouri, planning for the day she’ll lose access to gender-affirming treatments the transgender and nonbinary 23-year-old credits with making “life worth living.” A first-of-its-kind emergency rule introduced this week by Missouri’s Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey will impose numerous restrictions on … Read more
Black men are likelier than White men to die of heart disease and stroke, and far less likely to have health insurance. This Q&A explores why that is and what can be done. View original article Contributor: Steven Petrow
Local and federal investigators are investigating the source of a rare outbreak of blastomycosis at a paper mill in Escanaba, Mich. View original article Contributor: Remy Tumin
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday it was temporarily keeping in place federal rules for use of an abortion drug, while it takes time to more fully consider the issues raised in a court challenge. In an order signed by Justice Samuel Alito, the court asked both sides to weigh in by Tuesday over … Read more
When sperm donation first took off in the U.S. in the 1980s, the typical medical advice was to keep it a secret from the kids it helped create. “Doctors were saying to parents, ‘Just pretend that this donor insemination didn’t happen,’” says Susan Golombok, who’s been studying modern methods of family formation for more than … Read more
More than a dozen people showed up in November, 2007, at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) lab run by Christopher Austin. The parents of children dying from the lethal cholesterol metabolism disorder, Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC), gathered alongside scientists and doctors looking for a treatment. They wanted to work together to find effective … Read more
India has returned to mask mandates in some areas after rising coronavirus cases linked to a new variant called Arcturus, or XBB.1.16. View original article Contributor: Victoria Bisset
Researchers said racial bias was the only explanation for excessive testing of Black mothers at a Pennsylvania health system. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin