‘Lifting from head to toe’: Weight-loss drugs boost popularity of surgeries to remove extra skin
Leah Rae Russell lost more than 200 pounds over a decade, but she says she wasn’t able to fully appreciate her accomplishment until she took …
US life expectancy forecasted to stall by 2050
The United States is expected to make only minor gains in life expectancy over the next few decades, and this minimal improvement highlights an “alarming …
Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO prompts flurry of stories on social media over denied insurance claims
The early morning killing of a top health insurance executive in midtown Manhattan Wednesday has unleashed a flurry of rage and frustration from social media …
Doctors are raising alarm about insurance company’s plan to put time limit on coverage for anesthesia during surgery
Anesthesiologists are raising alarm about an insurance company’s plan to limit the amount time they cover for anesthesia used in surgeries and procedures. One major …
Takeaways from the historic transgender care arguments at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court appeared likely to back a divisive Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors after more than two hours of oral arguments …
What is gender-affirming care? Your questions, answered
The right of transgender minors to access gender-affirming care has sparked debate in many parts of the United States, and it’s now heading to the …
Supreme Court hears major case on banning transgender care for minors
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House Covid-19 panel releases final report criticizing public health response to the pandemic
A Republican-led House committee investigating broad aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects in the US released a final report Monday summarizing its two-year …
Respiratory illness season begins to ramp up now. Here’s what’s already starting to hit
Despite a relatively slow start to respiratory disease season, low vaccination rates threaten that trend and the rapid rise of some illnesses is already putting …
I don’t have diabetes, but I wore a glucose monitor for six weeks. Here’s what I learned about food (and anxiety)
One day in September, I stood in front of my open refrigerator, ravenous but unable to figure out what I should eat. I was worried …