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Space station crew will conduct HIV vaccine experiment

The crew of the 10th main expedition to the International Space Station will conduct experiments to help develop an HIV vaccine, ITAS-TASS reports. "The vaccine experiment with proteins from which the anti-AIDS medicine is planned to be produced will be one of the most important components of our scientific program," flight engineer Salizhan Sharipov told the news agency. The Russian crew is set to lift off for the six-month space-station expedition on October 11.

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A Tennessee bill would create a database of transgender people's health care.

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Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a law that forces doctors and teachers to out transgender youth to their parents.

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Minnesota’s largest pediatric system restarts gender-affirming care for trans minors

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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L) and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary (2nd L) attend an announcement at the Department of Health and Human Services on December 18, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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