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Navy corpsman Maria Potts-Szoke performs a COVID-19 test on Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan Jan. 24. The test was part of a Marine Corps study that's monitoring the long term health of service members who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19.

The military is trying to learn more about long COVID. Troops who have it worry about their careers.

Little is known about COVID-19 cases in which symptoms persist for months. Affected service members may have trouble performing their duties or getting treatment.

University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas at the 2022 Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships in February. Thomas, a transgender woman, has been at the center of the debate around transgender athletes.

Americans are deeply divided on transgender rights, a poll shows

An NPR/Ipsos poll shows a stark partisan split on laws that prevent transgender youth from accessing medical care for gender transition.

A Hospital Gives Its Staff Panic Buttons After Assaults By Patients Triple

From 2019 to 2020, assaults on hospital staff by patients tripled at Cox Medical Center in Branson, Mo. Now personal panic buttons are being implemented to alert hospital security more easily.

A new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an "alarming" increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers.

Children And Teens Gained Weight At An Alarming Rate During The Pandemic, The CDC Says

A new CDC study found that the percentage of obese children and teens increased to 22%, compared to 19% before the pandemic. It also found that expected annual weight gain ranged from 5 to 15 pounds.

A $4 million, three stories tall, 118 feet long wave machine at Scripps Institution of Oceanography is shown on Nov. 29, 2021.

Scripps oceanographers celebrate completion of massive new ocean simulator

The $4 million device is three stories tall, 118 feet long and could be the key to understanding oceans and climate change.

A look at two sides of life in the Gaza Strip right now

There's a deadly battle taking place in the region. At the same time, progress is being made to clean up the territory's Mediterranean beaches as the people seek an escape from the violence.

Daria Nadar, pastry chef and owner of "Oh My Cake," proudly stands in front of her bakery in Hillcrest in this file photo taken Feb. 28, 2022.

San Diego woman makes emotional connection with family in Ukraine

Hillcrest's Oh My Cake bakery owner wants her family to come to the U.S. from Ukraine, but they say they want to stay.

Nancy Rose, right, who contracted COVID-19 in 2021 and continues to exhibit long-haul symptoms including brain fog and fatigue, cooks for her mother, Amy Russell, left, at their home, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Port Jefferson, N.Y. Researchers are trying to understand what causes these long COVID symptoms.

What's ailing long COVID patients? A new federal study looks for clues

The first results from an in-depth investigation of long COVID produced provocative results. Researchers don't understand the mechanism behind the lingering symptoms but found a link with anxiety.

Air passengers heading to their departure gates enter TSA PreCheck at Orlando International Airport. Access to PreCheck could now be revoked for unruly passengers.

Passengers could lose their TSA PreCheck privilege over unruly behavior on flights

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will share information of passengers who are being fined for unruly behavior with the Transportation Security Administration.

Outside the Southwestern Women's Options clinic in Albuquerque, N.M.

A New Mexico clinic that offers abortions later in pregnancy braces for more patients

There are only a few clinics in the country that provide abortions later in pregnancy. One in New Mexico has recently seen a significant increase in patients and is bracing for more.

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