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Carl McNew watches television with his husband Steve Hunter in Palm Springs, Calif., on Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Carl McNew watches television with his husband Steve Hunter in Palm Springs, Calif., on Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Dr. Silke Niederhaus exams patient Eric Lyons at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md., on May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Dr. Silke Niederhaus exams patient Eric Lyons at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md., on May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Alex Berrios walks into his dialysis session in Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Alex Berrios walks into his dialysis session in Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Dr. Silke Niederhaus does rounds at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md., on May 13, 2024, where she is a transplant surgeon. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Dr. Silke Niederhaus does rounds at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md., on May 13, 2024, where she is a transplant surgeon. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)