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Plastic surgeons group calls for delaying gender-affirming surgery until age 19

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Plastic surgeons group calls for delaying gender-affirming surgery until age 19

A newborn’s death likely linked to the mom drinking raw milk while pregnant

A newborn’s death likely linked to the mom drinking raw milk while pregnant

After 80 years, Minute Maid’s frozen canned juices are getting put on ice

After 80 years, Minute Maid’s frozen canned juices are getting put on ice

Experimental cholesterol-lowering pill may offer new option for millions

Experimental cholesterol-lowering pill may offer new option for millions

Backyard vegetable gardens are healthy for people and the planet. Here’s how to start yours

Backyard vegetable gardens are healthy for people and the planet. Here’s how to start yours

House lawmaker raises new concerns over FDA’s ultra-fast drug review program

House lawmaker raises new concerns over FDA’s ultra-fast drug review program

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MAHA has reshaped health policy. Now it’s working on environmental rules

MAHA has reshaped health policy. Now it’s working on environmental rules

Dominion Energy, NOVA Parks reach agreement on tree cutting along W&OD Trail

Dominion Energy, NOVA Parks reach agreement on tree cutting along W&OD Trail

In the face of aid cuts, Gates Foundation narrows its priorities and defends global health funding

In the face of aid cuts, Gates Foundation narrows its priorities and defends global health funding

Slightly salty water could come out of your faucet soon in these Maryland suburbs

Slightly salty water could come out of your faucet soon in these Maryland suburbs

Appeals court overturns former UCLA gynecologist’s sex abuse conviction

Appeals court overturns former UCLA gynecologist’s sex abuse conviction

HHS unveils program to address homelessness and addiction, part of a set of new initiatives

HHS unveils program to address homelessness and addiction, part of a set of new initiatives

Aid agencies in South Sudan decry restricted access as government and opposition troops fight

Aid agencies in South Sudan decry restricted access as government and opposition troops fight

2-month-olds see the world in a more complex way than scientists thought, study suggests

2-month-olds see the world in a more complex way than scientists thought, study suggests

Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit against Trump administration’s Medicaid cuts

Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit against Trump administration’s Medicaid cuts

DC-area hospital sees uptick in serious skull fractures from sledding accidents

DC-area hospital sees uptick in serious skull fractures from sledding accidents

Newsom files a civil rights complaint against Dr. Oz over allegations of hospice fraud

Newsom files a civil rights complaint against Dr. Oz over allegations of hospice fraud

World creeps closer to eradicating human Guinea worm cases, with just 10 last year: Carter Center

World creeps closer to eradicating human Guinea worm cases, with just 10 last year: Carter Center

How cold is too cold for an outdoor workout, and just how dangerous is shoveling for your heart?

How cold is too cold for an outdoor workout, and just how dangerous is shoveling for your heart?

Haiti faces a sexual violence and abuse crisis as gang violence spreads, health charity warns

Haiti faces a sexual violence and abuse crisis as gang violence spreads, health charity warns

US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says

US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says

Where are those darn keys? Tricks for remembering where you put things

Where are those darn keys? Tricks for remembering where you put things

Doctors warn frostbite risk rising as dangerous cold grips the DC region

Doctors warn frostbite risk rising as dangerous cold grips the DC region

Two companies made dried milk powder linked to botulism in ByHeart baby formula

Two companies made dried milk powder linked to botulism in ByHeart baby formula

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