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Maintaining Good Balance is Crucial as You Age. Asking These Questions Can Help
Taking a shower. Grocery shopping. Moving around the kitchen. Getting dressed. The underappreciated link between these mundane activities is good balance.
Fewer than 1 in 1,000 US Adolescents Receive Gender-Affirming Medications, Researchers Find
As U.S. lawmakers debate issues around health care for transgender youth, it's been difficult to determine the number of young people receiving gender-affirming medications, leaving room for exaggerated and false claims.
It's Sick Season. Here's How to Protect Yourself from Norovirus, COVID-19, Flu and RSV
While it may be difficult to make it through the season totally unscathed, there are some things you can do to protect yourself from these respiratory and stomach viruses.
Higher Rates of Visual Impairment Among LGBTQ+ Older Adults Reveal the Need for Inclusive, Accessible Eye Care
Learn more about the disproportionately higher rates of visual impairment among LGBTQ+ elders, and what can be done to make eye care more inclusive and accessible.
These 'Most Attractive Penis' Findings Might Surprise You
A new study of 1,029 men and women has some interesting findings about the 'ideal' shape and length of the male sexual organ.
Most Americans Blame Insurance Profits and Denials Alongside the Killer In UHC CEO Death, Poll Finds
Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO — although not as much as the person who pulled the trigger, according to a new poll.
Bird Flu Virus Likely Mutated Within a Louisiana Patient, CDC Says
A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation's first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week.
The Psychology of IVF: Emotional and Mental Readiness
The medical aspect of IVF is essentially straightforward, but the process can be more complicated, especially in the psychological and emotional arena. The Prelude Network has you covered.
US Flu Season Is Underway, As Cases Surge In Some Areas And Vaccinations Lag
The U.S. Flu Season Is Underway, With Cases Surging Across Much Of The Country, Health Officials Said Friday. The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Noted Sharp Increases In Several Measures, Including Lab Tests And Emergency Room Visits.
What the US Supreme Court Will Consider When It Rules on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Children
A case argued in the U.S. Supreme Court will likely determine for the foreseeable future how difficult it will be for trans people to win constitutional challenges to laws that discriminate against them.
A Twice-Yearly Shot Could Help End AIDS. But Will It Get to Everyone Who Needs it?
It's been called the closest the world has ever come to a vaccine against the AIDS virus.
Are Trans Women 'Biologically Male'? The Answer is Complicated
Why are Republicans seeking to rewrite "sex" in federal law to refer to gamete production, rather than maintain familiar notions of sex that have endured for centuries, such as genitals or gonads?
Montana Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling that Allows Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for trans minors will stay temporarily blocked, the state Supreme Court ruled, after justices agreed with a lower court judge who found the law likely violates the state's constitutional right to privacy
Britain Indefinitely Bans Puberty Blockers for Children with Gender Dysphoria
The British government on Wednesday indefinitely banned puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria after independent experts found there was an unacceptable safety risk in prescribing the medication.
2024 Rewind: What Body Feature Offers Clues to Penis Size?
A California urologist says that of physical attributes, it is a man's nose that gives the biggest clue to penis size. And the bigger the better.
Finding Yourself Shrinking this Time of Year? It Could Be 'Winter Penis'
Do you suffer from "winter penis?" It is reported to be a real thing that happens during the winter months. It occurs when male genitals shrink when the temperature drops, as a result of restricted blood flow to the area.
Takeaways from the Supreme Court Arguments on Transgender Health Care Ban: Conservatives Skeptical
The Supreme Court heard the most high-profile case of its term on Wednesday, weighing Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender minors.
New Mexico Man Awarded $412 Million Medical Malpractice Payout for Botched Penile Injections
Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that involved a men's health clinic that operates in several states.
What Medical Care for Transgender Minors is at Stake in Supreme Court Case?
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case involving Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people under age 18.
As Temperatures Turn Frigid, Minnesotans Turn to Saunas for Warmth and Community
While sauna's cultural cache may have increased in recent years, the practice long predates the Instagrammable spaces popping up in recent years.