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New York judge upholds transgender athlete ban on Long Island

In a decision in a suit brought by a roller derby league, Judge Bruce Cozzens wrote that Nassau County's ban is designed “to protect women and girls" and that transgender athletes can still play in coed sports leagues at the county's facilities.
"The Court agrees that this Local Law is narrowly tailored to achieve the objectives and does not categorically exclude transgender... Read More
CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients

The government health agency on Monday announced it had adopted recommendations made last month by advisers picked by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Before this year, U.S. health officials — following recommendations by infectious disease experts — recommended annual COVID-19 boosters for all Americans ages 6 months and older. The idea was to... Read More
Groups sue EPA over canceled $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans

They say the Trump administration's termination of the program was illegal and they want a federal judge to direct the EPA to reinstate it. The program is affiliated with another $20 billion in green funding also terminated under President Donald Trump that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin had characterized as a fraudulent scheme fraught... Read More
The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries

The work by Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi uncovered a key pathway the body uses to keep the immune system in check, called peripheral immune tolerance. Experts called the findings critical to understanding autoimmune diseases such as Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.
In separate projects over several years, the trio of scientists — two in the U.S. and one in Japan... Read More
Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families

The $8 billion Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, also known as WIC, provides vouchers to buy infant formula as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, low-fat milk and other healthy staples that are often out of financial reach for low-income households.
Top Stories in Health
- New York judge upholds transgender athlete ban on Long Island
- CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients
- Groups sue EPA over canceled $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans
- The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries
- Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families
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