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LOS ANGELES — Stanford Medicine has stopped performing gender-affirming surgeries on patients younger than 19, joining Children's Hospital Los Angeles in scaling back healthcare for transgender youth amid growing political pressure from the Trump administration.

"After careful review of the latest actions and directives from the federal ...Read more

Prostatitis, or inflammation of the prostate, is more common than you might think — it accounts for roughly two million doctor visits every year. The troubling symptoms include burning or painful urination, an urgent need to go (especially at night), painful ejaculations, and also pain in the lower back and perineum (the space between the ...Read more

Well intentioned as they are, staying on course with weight goals can be challenging. It takes time and energy to plan, shop, and prepare meals that align with dietary needs in the midst of a calendar already bursting with daily demands. And what about nutrition knowledge and cooking skills? Meal delivery services can help by providing healthy ...Read more

Hydration is essential for good health, but maybe you’re not a fan of gulping down plain old tap water. Fortunately, if you’re bored with water, there are plenty of other healthy beverages you can drink to stay hydrated — and they can even provide you with things that water can’t, like potent antioxidants and vitamins.

While you shouldn...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m pregnant with my second child. During the 20-week anatomy scan, my obstetrician detected my baby has a cleft lip. Does this mean my baby also has a cleft palate? How and when is a cleft lip or cleft palate corrected?

ANSWER: Cleft lip and cleft palate are openings or splits in the upper lip, the roof of the mouth — ...Read more

On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight in all. Pregnant with her second child, she schleps a backpack instead of a traditional black bag to carry a laptop and essential medical supplies — stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, and pulse oximeter.

Forget a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A new data tool from researchers at UCLA highlights significant environmental health disparities between Latino and white neighborhoods in L.A., providing critical insights amid escalating public health concerns linked to the places where climate change and the Trump administration’s recent immigration policy actions intersect....Read more

The first human case of West Nile virus in Illinois has been confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

The state agency announced Tuesday evening that a southern Illinois resident tested positive for the virus after being hospitalized. This is the earliest in the year that a human ...Read more

The number of measles cases continue to rise in Kansas, reaching 80 confirmed cases, according the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s 2025 Kansas Measles Case Data dashboard.

The majority of cases, 77, are associated with the outbreak concentrated in the southwestern part of Kansas, with six new cases related to the outbreak ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado will use $3 million from the state’s opioid settlement fund to provide the overdose-reversal drug naloxone to local organizations, Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Tuesday.

The new grant comes as Colorado saw more than 300 fewer people die from drug overdoses in 2024, marking a 15.6% drop from 2023’s total, ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina has its first case of measles this year, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Tuesday.

A child from another country where measles has been reported became ill while visiting Forsyth and Guilford counties, according to a news release.

State officials are working with the Forsyth County ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — CPR can be lifesaving when a baby stops breathing — but only if it’s done properly.

Paramedics must push down hard enough on the infant’s chest to manually squeeze blood from the heart through the rest of the body, but not so hard that they risk puncturing an organ.

The hard-to-perfect technique is at the center of a new...Read more

Medical experts are dismayed over a federal report’s claim that kids are overprescribed asthma medications, saying it minimizes how many lives the drugs save.

Safe treatment protocols for asthma management have been carefully studied over the years, said Dr. Perry Sheffield, a pediatrician and professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at ...Read more

This June, like every other, has been filled with talk of graduations, the scent of barbecue and Fathers’ Day sales. But amid all the hype, we need to remember that June is also Men's Health Month – a vital, often overlooked, opportunity to shine a spotlight on the unique health challenges and preventative care needs of men. More than that, ...Read more

The culture wars were on full display Wednesday when the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold a Tennessee law that banned gender transition treatments for children. While the legal issues were arcane, the ruling is a victory for common sense.

Progressives and many media sympathizers portrayed the decision as an “attack” on trans rights (Vox). ...Read more