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Abstinence Not Required: How a Baltimore Drug Treatment Program Prioritizes Saving Lives
The so-called harm reduction model, which has received endorsement and funding from the Biden administration, offers potentially life-saving services.
As More LGBTQA+ Build Their Families, The Prelude Network® Reinforces its Commitment to Fertility Care for Everyone
More LGBTQ+ millennials are aspiring to grow their families and become parents. The Prelude Network® (Prelude) serves this demographic with a commitment to "Fertility Care for Everyone."
Alzheimer's Drug Gets FDA Panel's Backing, Setting the Stage for Broader Use
Health advisers unanimously backed the full approval of a closely watched Alzheimer's drug, a key step toward opening insurance coverage to U.S. seniors with early stages of the disease.
'Keep Them Alive': More States Legalize Fentanyl Test Strips to Combat Surging Opioid Deaths
Fentanyl has driven overdose deaths in the U.S. since 2016, and that isn't changing as the cheaper and deadlier synthetic opioid continues to be cut into the drug supply.
Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills that Include Ban on Trans Care for Minors
Louisiana is poised to become the latest state to enact laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community, after the Republican-controlled Legislature on Tuesday sent a package to the Democratic governor that includes a ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
Judge Blocks Florida Ban on Trans Minor Care in Narrow Ruling, Says 'Gender Identity is Real'
A federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans trans minors from receiving puberty blockers, saying gender identity is real and the state has no rational basis for denying treatments.
Canada Wildfires Lead to Air-quality Alerts in Northeastern U.S.
Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside.
People Are Drinking Poppers and Dying, FDA Warns
The Food and Drug Administration continues to receive reports that people are getting injured and even dying from "consuming poppers that resemble, and often mistaken for, popular energy shots."
Louisiana Senate Passes Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youths
A controversial bill — that at one point had been presumed dead — banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths in Louisiana was passed by the Senate on Monday and is likely to reach the governor's desk in the coming days.
Trans Adults in Florida 'Blindsided' that New Law Limits Access to Health Care
Debate surrounding Florida's new restrictions on gender-affirming care focused mostly on trans children. But a new law Gov. Ron DeSantis signed last month also made it difficult — even impossible — for many trans adults to get treatment.
Texas Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Minors after Governor Signs Bill
Texas has become the most populous state to ban gender-affirming care for minors after Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation on Friday.
Fredy Alanis Recalls When Dick Sent Him to the ER
In honor of the first day of Pride Month, Fredy Alanis looked bad to a bad day he had five years ago when he nearly died after rupturing his airway with an oversized penis.
Mpox is Down, but US Cities could be at Risk for Summertime Outbreaks
The mpox health emergency has ended, but U.S. health officials are aiming to prevent a repeat of last year's outbreaks.
Louisiana Lawmakers Pressed to Resurrect Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
A longtime Republican lawmaker, in rural Louisiana, is facing national backlash following his tie-breaking vote to kill a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths in the state.
U.S. Study Finds 1 in 10 Get Long COVID after Omicron, Starts Identifying Key Symptoms
About 10% of people appear to suffer long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic, according to a study of nearly 10,000 Americans.
Tennessee's Transgender Care Exclusions are Discriminatory, Federal Lawsuit Alleges
Tennessee's decision to exclude gender-affirming care for its employees is unconstitutional and discriminatory, according to a federal lawsuit brought by two people who were denied such services while working for the state.
Republican-Controlled Committee Rejects Louisiana Bill to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Bucking the trend of other reliably red states adopting restrictions on young transgender people, a Republican-controlled Louisiana legislative committee voted to a kill a bill that would have banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.
Pills Flowed for Years as DEA Dragged Feet on Disciplining Opioid Distributor
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed one of the nation's largest distributors to keep shipping addictive painkillers for nearly four years after a judge recommended it be stripped of its license.
5 Takeaways from AP's Series on Health Disparities Impacting Black Americans
From birth to death, Black Americans fare worse in measures of health compared to their white counterparts.
Nationwide HIV Infections Slowed in 2021, CDC Reports
An annual Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found that around 32,100 Americans were newly infected by HIV in 2021, dropping 12% from about 36,500 infections in 2017.