Search

South Carolina Republicans back trans youth health care ban despite pushback from parents, doctors 01/10/2024 08:28pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Pleas from transgender children’s pediatricians and parents to keep allowing such kids to receive hormone therapies failed to stop Republican lawmakers from advancing a ban on those treatments to the South Carolina House floor on Wednesday. The GOP-led Medical, Military, Pu What to know about JN.1, the latest COVID-19 variant 01/10/2024 07:38pm • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said health departments across the country are seeing an increase in respiratory illnesses, including the flu, RSV and a fast-growing new COVID-19 variant called JN.1. WTOP anchors Shawn Anderson and Kyle Cooper spoke with CBS News medical contributo Ohio House overrides Republican governor's veto of ban on gender affirming care for minors 01/10/2024 07:06pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican-dominated Ohio House voted Wednesday to override GOP Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of legislation banning gender-affirming care for minors and restricting transgender women's and girls' participation on sports teams, a move LGBTQ+ activists say would severely restric Famous Rhodes Scholars 01/10/2024 07:00pm • The prestige of the Rhodes scholarship.One of the most prestigious academic awards, the Rhodes scholarship is also the oldest international scholarship program, offering college students from across the world the opportunity for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. I Pain and the Mind-Body Connection 01/10/2024 07:00pm • In 2015, Lesley Paterson broke her shoulder during a practice run the day before the Costa Rica XTERRA triathlon that caused her to lose the ability to use her arm. Not only did Paterson compete in the race, but she also won. Furthermore, the now five-time world champion triathlete, battles with deb How to Become a Rhodes Scholar 01/10/2024 07:00pm • Because of its prestigious reputation, the Rhodes scholarship draws applications from thousands of the world's top college students each year. But only a select few who best demonstrate academic excellence, a commitment to others and character traits like courage and kindness are chosen for the scho Aubrey Griffin's knee injury confirmed as an ACL tear that will end the UConn forward's season 01/10/2024 03:17pm • STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn forward Aubrey Griffin will miss the remainder of the season after doctors confirmed she suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee last week, the school said Wednesday. The fifth-year senior forward was going up to contest a layup in the third quarter o Secrecy surrounding the defense secretary's hospitalization has put the White House on the defensive 01/10/2024 02:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration pledged from Day One to restore truth and transparency to the federal government — but now it’s facing a maelstrom of criticism and credibility questions after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization was kept secret for days, More adults sought help for ADHD during pandemic, contributing to drug shortages 01/10/2024 12:23pm • Prescriptions for ADHD treatments surged among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to fuel lingering shortages that frustrate parents and doctors. New prescriptions for stimulants used to treat the condition jumped for young adults and women during a two-year window after the pandemic hit i Maryland Senate president wants to ‘prioritize’ investments during 2024 session 01/10/2024 10:45am • Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) expressed cautious optimism for the Senate’s legislative priorities in the upcoming General Assembly session, even in a challenging state budget year, during an interview in his State House office Monday. “There are a lot of places to make sm Cesarean deliveries surge in Puerto Rico, reaching a record rate in the US territory, report says 01/10/2024 07:35am • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Cesareans are surging in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which has one of the world’s highest rates with more than 50% of babies now delivered via surgery compared with only 32% on the U.S. mainland, according to a federal report released Wednesday. The rates of c Gary Woodland's brain tumor made him fear dying. Fear is replaced by gratitude to be playing again 01/10/2024 06:00am • HONOLULU (AP) — Gary Woodland arrived at the Sony Open and had a good night of sleep, meaning he didn't jump out of bed and grab the side of the mattress to make sure he wasn't falling out of the sky to his death. He flew to Hawaii without worrying the overhead bin would crash down and kill him. F Lawyers may face discipline for criticizing a judge's ruling in discrimination case 01/09/2024 09:10pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A father-daughter pair of lawyers in Florida may face disciplinary action for speaking out against a judge's ruling that overturned a jury decision awarding $2.7 million to a Black doctor who alleged he was subjected to racial discrimination. Civil rights attorney Jerry Girle 5 people trapped in a cave for 2 days by high water rescued in Slovenia 01/09/2024 09:00pm • LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia's rescuers on Monday successfully extracted five people who had been trapped in a cave for more than two days because of high water levels. “It is a day of happiness, it's a day of life," said Sandi Curk with the Slovenian civil protection service after water Austin kept prostate cancer, surgery complications a secret from everyone, even Biden 01/09/2024 06:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer, and his recent secretive hospitalization was for surgery and later to treat a urinary tract infection related to that operation, his doctors said Tuesday. The cancer revelation answers the main question about Austin’s hospi