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Constitutional right to castration? DOJ, 25 states fight court ruling for transgender sex offender
Briefs ask 9th Circuit to overturn judge who said its precedent required him to find 8th Amendment right to "gender confirming surgery" for child sexual abuser. Judge got it backward on what's "cruel and unusual," ethics group says.
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You Vote: With a federal judge blocking RFK Jr.'s vaccine schedule and advisory board, what say you?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January lowered the number of vaccines it recommends for children from 18 down to 11, citing a loss of trust in vaccines.
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Registered nurses can no longer sign school excuse letters in Wisconsin starting Sept. 1
Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Friday to remove registered nurses from the list of those allowed to excuse an absence.
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Public health expert blasts Biden’s vaccine comments, calls him a pharmaceutical company spokesman
President Biden Joe Biden announced earlier this month that he will request more funding from Congress for a new COVID-19 vaccine.
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Biden administration announces 10 drugs subject to price negotiations under Medicare
The selected drugs cost seniors $3.4 billion in out-of-pocket costs last year, the White House said.
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US may recommend reducing alcohol intake to match Canada where just 1-2 drinks a week are low-risk
There are "no benefits" to drinking alcohol in terms of physical health, the U.S. official said.
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Nevada health officials investigate cluster of Legionnaires' disease linked to Vegas hotels
Both hotels are cooperating with the health officials' investigations.
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HHS won’t disclose how it spent $8 billion in COVID funding, House committee says
A Republican-led letter calls on the agency to detail the status of the taxpayer money.
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American Academy of Pediatrics to review 'gender-affirming care,' but reaffirms current policy
The five-year-old guidelines admited that data on transgender minors is "limited" and the field is "rapidly evolving."
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Louisiana Rep. Johnson says drugs used to transition minors likely violate medical malpractice laws
"The FDA has not approved the off label use of any of these drugs," Rep. Johnson said.
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House Republican seeks federal ban on gender transition surgeries for minors
At least 21 states have passed laws or enacted policies banning such treatments for minors.
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Autopsy finds Lisa Marie Presley died of natural causes
She married four times, to Danny Keough, Michael Jackson, Nicolas Cage, and Michael Lockwood.