FTC Sues Transgender Health Nonprofit One Month After A Federal Court Called Its Investigation An Unconstitutional First Amendment Violation

Last week the FTC decided to file an obviously censorial, legally baseless lawsuit against an educational non-profit in an attempt to punish the organization for its speech in a manner that is clearly way outside the bounds of the FTC’s authority. The case serves no purpose other than to punish an organization for its speech… […]

Stradiņš Hospital sounds the alarm: Rīga needs another hospital

Riga is lacking either an additional emergency care hospital or a facility capable of treating patients who do not require highly specialized medical services, according to Dace Žentiņa, a board member of Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, speaking in an interview with Latvian Television’s Rīta panorāma. Commenting on the long queues that formed outside the […]

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‘Leave Our Bodies Alone’: Mississippi Lawmakers, Advocates Fight for Reproductive and Contraception Rights

A white 20-foot inflatable intrauterine device (IUD) named Freeda Womb swayed in the gentle breeze on the lawn next to the Mississippi Supreme Court Building in downtown Jackson in honor of the 61st anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut.

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Mutual Aid Requests Roundup 10/06/2026

Some weeks it feels like none of this matters. That feeling is rational; it is a system working exactly as intended. This week’s mutual aid roundup listed twelve requests and eleven Palestinian campaigns that need movement. Just like me, they need help. I’m unsure if I have any reasons or justifications other than I just felt like doing it, I just felt like listing them all. Maybe because they’re…

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Report: Increasing Number of Americans Ditching Healthcare for Big Bottle of Tums

WASHINGTON — An alarming report issued by the Department of Health and Human Services found that the number of Americans abandoning healthcare... Continue reading this gem

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What I Learned at a Longevity Clinic for the Ultra-Wealthy

It’s 10 a.m. in London’s posh Mayfair neighborhood and I’m laid out on a bench, breathing through a plastic tube, my nose clamped shut. I haven’t ended up in the emergency room after a heavy night in Soho. Instead, I’m checked in for the morning at Hooke, one of the members-only longevity clinics cropping up […]

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Greenwood Leflore Hospital Extends Projected Closure Date to July 31 as Attempts to Stay Open Continue

Greenwood Leflore Hospital has extended its lifeline and now projects a closure date of July 31 if its efforts to close a deal with the University of Mississippi Medical Center fail to materialize.

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Latvian immunologist Ņikiforenko sentenced to 13 years in prison for sexual abuse of patients

The Riga District Court in Jūrmala on Wednesday sentenced immunologist Jevgēnijs Ņikiforenko to 13 years in prison and banned him from practicing medicine for seven years after finding him guilty of sexually abusing patients, according to information obtained by the LETA news agency. During closing arguments, the prosecutor had requested a sentence of 14 years’ […]

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Research Roundup: Combating muscle loss from GLP-1s, monitoring high-risk pregnancies and reversing aging in sea squirts

Stanford researchers are making strides across medicine and science this spring.

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Mississippi Will Pay for National Guard Members’ Tricare Premiums Under New Law

Mississippi will reimburse healthcare premiums for National Guard members’ Tricare Reserve Select insurance plans under a new law.

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Pride is patriotism. LGBTQ+ Americans aren’t backing down

As we begin Pride Month in the year of our lord 2026, I’m not going to mince words: it’s hard out here for our community.

Everywhere we turn, from state legislatures to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, we face an endless stream of lies and vitriol and, even worse, dangerous policies. Our healthcare, our history, and our families are all under attack. Trans kids are used as scapegoats for the failures…

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The pursuit continues: Why an HIV vaccine still matters

Forty-five years into the HIV epidemic, the pursuit of a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine remains as important as ever. Scientists conducting the research, community members serving as clinical trial volunteers, the Community Advisory Boards (CABs) helping to guide the science, and advocates fighting for sustained funding all continue working toward one of the movement’s most urgent…

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Opinion | Transgender Youth Struggle to Find Gender-Affirming Care, Even Where Its Legal

Susan Radzilowski writes about the challenges transgender youth face in finding gender-affirming care and the burdens created by making it illegal.

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