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Pittsburgh's largest medical system is urging patients under 19 receiving gender-affirming care to make appointments before the end of the month, when it plans to stop offering puberty blockers and hormone therapy in line with federal policy.

UPMC says the move is necessary to avoid the risk of "criminal prosecutions," but a legal analyst with the ACLU suggested the health giant may be more concerned about losing federal funding.

UPMC dropping hormone therapy and puberty blockers for patients under 19
 

Future of Manchester garden uncertain after city land sale halted
 
Transit riders contemplate commuting challenges, reduced mobility as PRT prepares for cuts 
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East Hills rehab project supports affordable housing while lifting community

Federal government record requests languish — and not just those aimed at DOGE 

$1,000 to eat jerky on IG? That’s college sports today — but pay to athletes is about to get beefier for some, leaner for others. 

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