Utah Becomes First State to Ban Transgender Health…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 -- Transgender youth in Utah are now blocked from receiving gender-affirming surgery and hormone therapy after Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday that largely bans such…

Step Up! Heres How to Start a Healthy…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 -- Starting a walking routine is simple because it requires so little: comfortable, supportive walking shoes and your own two feet. Unlike gym workouts, the initial expense…

1 in 8 Older Americans May Be Junk…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 -- It may be that as many as 13% of older adults are addicted to highly processed comfort foods, a new survey finds. Craving cookies, chips, packaged…

Gum Disease Treatments Lose Their Punch in Heavy…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 -- Treatments for gum disease may have little benefit for heavy smokers, new research shows. The study findings suggest the need to rethink treatment of the common…

U.S. Parents Face Big Disparities in Access to…

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 -- Autism services are harder to find in many of the places where Black, Hispanic and Native American families live, new research shows. It's known that there…

Fear of Public Spaces Is Common in People…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 -- Many adults with epilepsy have agoraphobia, or a fear of public places, new research suggests. That impacts quality of life and is something doctors should include…