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Mental health distress among the nation's LGBTQ+ youth is increasing, study finds

Advocacy group The Trevor Projected released data from the first year of a study following more than 1,600 LGBTQ+ youth across the country. Read More

Popular medications could change your gut health for years, experts warn

A new Estonian study suggests that everyday medications, including cold medicines and beta blockers, could have lasting impacts on gut health, affecting microbiome years later. Read More

Health officials issue warning as dangerous disease reaches 'endemic levels': 'It's not if you're going to get it, it's when'

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks. It can cause fever, fatigue, joint pain, and a characteristic "bull's-eye" rash. If left untreated, Lyme ... Read More

New York health officials confirm state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus

New York health officials have confirmed the state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus and the first such case in the country in six years. Read More

Mental health worsens over one year for LGBTQ+ youth, survey finds

A Trevor Project survey reported anxiety, depression and thoughts of suicide among LGBTQ+ teens and young adults worsened over one year. Read More

Mental health, substance abuse staffers fired amid government shutdown: Sources

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration employees were among those laid off in the wave of government shutdown firings last week, sources told ABC News. Read More

Health centers face risks as government funding lapses

Community health centers are key to delivering care in underserved communities around the country, but their services could be disrupted or scaled back after governments did not renew their funding. Read More

When the news hurts: How relentless bad headlines impact our health

The drumbeat of distressing news can feel like an assault, even to the steeliest among us. But experts say the barrage of bad news does more than fray nerves. It can harm our health. Read More

Large LGBTQ+ health center will stop gender-affirming care for those under 19

For background: The agency had said yesterday it was pausing all Medicare payments to doctors as negotiations tied to the government shutdown drag on, a move that surprised and worried clinicians, ... Read More

Ticker: Healey names health undersecretary; NBC News lays off 150

A longtime advocate in Massachusetts health care circles is taking on a senior post in the Healey administration. Read More

Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration

Democratic governors from 14 states and Guam have launched a new public health alliance. They say the group will coordinate issues across state lines and share data and information about threats, ... Read More