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Doctors Treating Trans Youth Grapple With Uncertainty, Lack of Training
One researcher says medical providers often have trepidation about working with trans people, even if they recognize it is in the best interests of their patients to do so.
CDC Director Defends Decision to Ditch Masks
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday defended the decision to ease mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, stressing that increasing political pressure had nothing to do with the abrupt shift in guidelines.
Florida's Amusement Parks Loosen Pandemic Mask Requirements
Florida's major theme parks are adjusting their face mask policies after the federal government loosened its recommendations as more people get vaccinated for the coronavirus.
After Donating a Kidney, Out Pol Brian Sims Encourages Organ Donor Registration
Pennsylvania Democrat Brian Sims shared an empowering series of social media posts this past week that said he had shared a dinner with the man to whom he donated a kidney last year.
'Great Day for America': Vaccinated Can Largely Ditch Masks
In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people.
The Best (and Worst) Sex Positions if You Have Back Pain
If you're a millennial or Gen Z, you may be laughing now, but it's no joke if you find yourself wincing in pain every time you hop in the sack.
Two Classes of Trans Kids Are Emerging with Puberty Blockers as the Defining Factor
Unequal access to gender-affirming health care, which occurs across state lines and socioeconomic divides, could cause two "classes" of transgender people in the United States to emerge.
Scientists Race to Study Variants in India as Cases Explode
Sc A potentially worrisome variant of the coronavirus detected in India may spread more easily. But the country is behind in doing the kind of testing needed to track it and understand it better.
Reversing Trump, US Restores Transgender Health Protections
The U.S. will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced, reversing a Trump-era policy that sought to narrow the scope of legal rights in sensitive situations involving medical care.
Pfizer Vaccine Expanded to US Children as Young as 12
U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation's adolescents before they head back to school in the fall and paving the way for them to return to more normal activit
Inside Mumbai's BKC Jumbo Field Hospital
The pop-up mega hospital in India's financial capital is mounted with tents and metal partitions and looks like a war room. It has a capacity of more than 2,000 beds with state-of-the-art medical facilities.
AIDS Virus Used in Gene Therapy to Fix 'Bubble Baby' Disease
A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a working immune system to 48 babies and toddlers who were born without one, doctors reported Tuesday.
Poll: Most in US Who Remain Unvaccinated Need Convincing
Fewer Americans are reluctant to get a COVID-19 vaccine than just a few months ago, but questions about side effects and how the shots were tested still hold some back, according to a new poll.
'I Just Feel Like Myself': A Nonbinary Child in Their Own Words
A family embraces their child's identity as "boy-girl," collectively navigating school and public spaces with mother Shira saying, "This is who they envisioned themselves to be, and we just didn't put hurdles in front of them."
Experts Say You May Be Entitled to Free Health Insurance Now
The latest coronavirus relief package did more than dole out $1,400 checks. The law also made health insurance free for millions more people and reduced costs for others, at least for now.
UK to Ease Holiday Travel Ban Yet Keeps Most Quarantines
Britain announced a "first tentative step" Friday toward resuming international travel, saying U.K. citizens will be able to travel to countries including Portugal, Iceland and Israel later this month without having to quarantine upon their return.rn
Is Penis Size as Plain as a Nose on a Face? New Study Thinks So
The clue may be as plain as the nose on a face. Literally. In support of the 'big nose, big hose' theory, a scientific study has found that men with larger noses do indeed have longer penises.
Pfizer and BioNTech to Donate Vaccines for Olympic Athletes
Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech will donate doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC said Thursday.
Dubai Luxury Home Market Soars as World's Rich Flee Pandemic
After nearly three decades in London, Christophe Reech was fed up with the city's pandemic lockdowns. This spring, he sold his luxury townhouse and jetted off to the desert sheikhdom of Dubai to start a new life with his family.
Mom who Gave Birth on Flight Didn't Know She was Pregnant
Lavinia "Lavi" Mounga had no idea a baby was coming when she went into labor on a flight from her home in Utah to Honolulu last week.