Care
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Health
Gender Surgeries Nearly Tripled From 2016 Through 2019, Study Finds
The number of procedures rose to roughly 13,000 in 2019 from about 4,550 in 2016 as access broadened, researchers estimated.
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Health
How Nursing Homes Failed to Protect Residents From Covid
A series of hurdles prevented the facilities from shielding older people, despite the best efforts of staff. Experts are calling…
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US
Soldier Who Called Out Torture in Iraq Is Laid to Rest at Arlington
Ian Fishback, who left the Army with the rank of major, was a dissident-in-uniform who died at the age of…
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Magazine
My Friend Is Trapped in a Nursing Home. What Can I Do?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on helping people who are institutionalized against their will.
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US
Transgender Care Ban Allowed to Take Effect in Tennessee, Appeals Panel Says
The ruling on Saturday is the first time a federal court has allowed a law banning transition care to fully…
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US
Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors
The case had been closely watched as an important test of whether bans on transition care for minors, enacted by…
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Health
It’s Not Just You: Many Americans Face Insurance Obstacles Over Medical Care and Bills
The News A majority of Americans with health insurance said they had encountered obstacles to coverage, including denied medical care,…
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News
When Corporations Take Over Health Care
More from our inbox: A New Generation of PhilanthropistsChild of an Older MotherNurse practitioner Haley Lynn, left, with patient Nathaniel…
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US
Texas Legislature Bans Transgender Medical Care for Children
The News Over the opposition of Democrats and the loud protests at the Capitol this month, the Texas Legislature voted…