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Adults should be screened for anxiety disorders, leading health panel recommends

5:14am June 21, 2023

The influential panel — the U.S Preventive Services Task Force — now recommends that all adults under age 65 be screened for anxiety at annual exams.

On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, a federal judge blocked Arkansas' ban on gender-affirming care for minors. In this photo, opponents of a religious freedom bill gather at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, April 2, 2015.

First in the nation gender-affirming care ban struck down in Arkansas

9:58pm June 20, 2023

by Daniel Breen

A federal judge has struck down Arkansas' 2021 ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth calling it unconstitutional and saying the state's experts were motivated by ideology, not science.

Adults should be screened for anxiety disorders, health panel recommends

4:52pm June 20, 2023

by Michaeleen Doucleff

An influential health panel now recommends all adults under age 65 be screened for anxiety disorders by their primary care physicians.

What to know about the new CDC Director Mandy Cohen

4:39pm June 20, 2023

by Pien Huang

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is getting a new director. President Biden named Dr. Mandy Cohen to the role. She's the former health secretary for North Carolina.

Abortion rights supporters demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, in response to its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

Some states are restricting abortion. Others are spending millions to fund it

5:37am June 20, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed abortion bans around the country to take effect, some cities and states are pushing in the other direction, a new report finds.

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Huntington's spreads like 'fire in the brain.' Scientists say they've found the spark

5:13am June 20, 2023

by Jon Hamilton

Diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's spread like a fire through the brain. Scientists think they may know how that fire starts. (Story aired on All Things Considered on June 19, 2023.)

Eva Lighthiser, 17, is sworn in to take the stand last week during the first day of a youth-led legal challenge of Montana's climate policies.

Defense arguments are set to open in a landmark climate case brought by Montana youth

6:28pm June 19, 2023

by Ellis Juhlin

The only youth climate change lawsuit to make it all the way to trial is underway in Montana.

Why the number of kids enrolled in a federal benefit program has dropped dramatically

5:07pm June 19, 2023

by Gabrielle Emanuel

In recent years, the number of children enrolled in a federal benefit program, Supplemental Security Income, has dropped. It provides assistance to people who are very poor and have a disability.

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A cyberattack on one hospital can disrupt an entire network of medical providers

4:50pm June 19, 2023

by Jenna McLaughlin

When hackers attack a hospital, it can be deadly. But doctors and patients at nearby hospitals suffer too, according to a new study from the University of California San Diego.

In Huntington's disease, proteins form toxic clumps that kill brain cells.

Huntington's spreads like 'fire in the brain.' Scientists say they've found the spark

8:27am June 19, 2023

by Jon Hamilton

Diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's spread through the brain like a forest fire. A new study suggests how the fire starts.

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