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California bill would ban intersex surgery for young kids
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker is trying again to ban some medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children until they are at least 6-years-old, hoping a narrower focus combined with new legislative leadership will be enough to get the first-of-its-kind legislation signed into law....
Connecticut governor recuperating after hip surgery
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont was recuperating at home Wednesday following hip replacement surgery, according to his communications director. Max Reiss said in a statement that the 67-year-old Democrat had undergone the medical procedure at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Stamford....
UConn guard Bouknight has elbow surgery, out indefinitely
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn guard James Bouknight will be out indefinitely after having surgery on his left elbow, the school said Wednesday. The school had earlier said the sophomore hyperextended his left while diving for a loose ball in the first half of the Huskies' win at Marquette on Jan. 5. He came...
Maryland's governor to have surgery to remove skin cancer
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday he will have minor surgery this week to remove early-stage skin cancer. Hogan made the announcement at the end of an interview about the state’s legislative session during The Daily Record’s “Eye on Annapolis...
Cyclones' freshman Foster to have surgery, out for season
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State freshman Xavier Foster will miss the rest of the season after electing to have surgery on his right foot, coach Steve Prohm announced Monday. Foster played in seven games, averaging 4.0 points and 7.8 minutes. The Oskaloosa, Iowa, native was initially injured in high school....
California virus deaths rocket higher as ICU space tightens
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration and the state’s hospital association are at odds over how best to create space for critically ill coronavirus patients at already strained medical facilities that soon could be overwhelmed by the expected surge of new...
Hospitals say California officials too slow in virus crisis
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California reported its second-highest number of daily coronavirus deaths Wednesday with 459 lives lost, bringing the death toll to 2,504 in the last week as more than a quarter-million new weekly cases portended a continued overwhelming crush on hospitals and intensive care units...
Black California surgeon 'walks the walk' on virus vaccine
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dr. David Tom Cooke says his choice to participate in a clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine is like his grandmother’s decision to leave the Jim Crow South to work in California’s naval shipyards during World War II. She was determined to contribute even though...
Virginia teen receives long-awaited liver transplant
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Hayden Grosvenor knows all about being patient. The 17-year-old Rustburg native and Liberty Christian Academy junior has spent most of his life patiently waiting for a liver transplant. A wait that lasted more than 10 years finally came to an end for Grosvenor and his family when they...
Woman’s family helps her chart new life after amputations
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Anna Norquist launches from her wheelchair, her new prosthetic legs quivering with each step down a straight line through her parents’ kitchen. It is practice lap No. 1, exactly two years since the day that an ambulance rushed the gymnast to Indianapolis with a rare, nearly...
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