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As political pressure mounts, medical school accreditor drops requirement to teach about health equity

In the year since, there has been no sign that the pressure is letting up. In February, the CEO of Do No Harm, a group that advocates against diversity initiatives in medicine, wrote an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal calling DEI “a threat to Americans’ health,” specifically calling out the language in the structural competency standard. In the days after LCME published the 2027-2028 standards, Kurt Miceli, chief medical officer at Do No Harm, wrote in a statement that “this marks a major victory and step forward in the ongoing battle over the future of medical education in America.”

Read the full article at STAT News.

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Your Therapist Is Being Told To ‘Affirm’ Child Transgenderism

Kurt Miceli, the chief medical officer at Do No Harm, says the APA wants to “have it both ways.”

“The American Psychological Association continues its attempt at having it both ways,” Miceli told The Daily Wire. “In its 2024 Policy Statement, the APA explicitly endorses ‘medical gender‑affirming care,’ even urging insurers to cover these interventions for minors.”

Read the full article at The Daily Wire.

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A Welcome Setback for Medical DEI

Some of the worst excesses of racial identity politics have been in U.S. medical schools, but maybe that is starting to change. The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), which accredits M.D.-granting institutions, has quietly removed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) protocols from its official guidance.

Under the old guidance on curricular standards, schools were advised to mind their “cultural competence and healthcare disparities.” The section instructed medical school faculty to make sure doctors-in-training “learn to recognize and appropriately address biases in themselves, in others and in the healthcare delivery process.”

Read the full op-ed by The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board.

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Now is the Time for Detransition Diagnosis Codes

It was an honor to join Genspect’s Detrans Awareness Day on March 12. I was truly humbled by the opportunity to meet so many brave individuals who were willing to share their stories with honesty and courage. To those individuals: your willingness to speak openly—often at personal cost—continues to shape the national conversation in ways that matter. I remain deeply grateful for the kindness you extended to me and for the work you are doing to ensure that no one walks this path alone.

Read the full article at Genspect’s “Inspecting Gender” publication.

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CDC considers more medical codes for gender transition and detransition

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention heard from medical advocacy group Do No Harm on Tuesday on adding new medical codes for patient histories of gender transition or detransition.

Do No Harm has advocated for removing diversity, equity and inclusion policies from medical school admissions and education and against gender-transition hormones or surgeries for minors. The group has proposed multiple codes classifying aspects of the gender transition and detransition process and in September, proposed the first code strictly for gender detransition, which was accepted by the CDC. The CDC plans to implement the code on Oct. 1.

Read the full story in The Center Square.

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Measuring Belief, Not Benefit: A Flawed Test of ‘Interactional Diversity’

Editor’s note: This comment is in response to a study published in JAMA Network Open titled “Meaningful Interactional Diversity, Professional Development, and Service Intent in White Medical Students.”

This study purports to evaluate the educational benefits of “meaningful interactional diversity” for white medical students, yet its design and analytic choices offer no such evidence. Despite claiming to assess how a diverse student body shapes development and competence, it relies entirely on self-reported attitudes, creating a feedback loop that reflects agreeableness and social desirability more than any educational effect. Students who endorse one positive sounding item simply tend to endorse the rest.

Read the full comment at JAMA Network Open.

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Do No Harm claims racial discrimination in civil rights complaints against 2 health groups

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Do No Harm filed two individual civil rights complaints against healthcare organization Kaiser Permanente and health center CommUnityCare for offering what it describes as racially discriminatory programs.

Do No Harm Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kurt Miceli told The Center Square that Kaiser Permanente’s program in question – the Black Health and Wellness Center – “uses racial segregation to address purported health disparities,” methods which are “illegal, immoral, and unfounded.” The program is based out of Portland.

Read the full story at The Center Square.

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Kaiser Permanente Black Health Clinic Violates Anti-Discrimination Law, Civil Rights Complaint Alleges

The Kaiser Permanente health care system is violating civil rights laws by discriminating against prospective patients based on race through its Center for Black Health and Wellness, according to a new civil rights complaint from a medical watchdog group.

The complaint, filed by Do No Harm to the Office for Civil Rights division of Health and Human Services, claims that the branding around Kaiser’s primary health care center for black patients located in Portland, Oregon creates the perception that care is reserved exclusively for black people, even if patients of all races are technically welcome.

Read the full story in National Review.

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Michigan firm that called DEI lawsuit ‘frivolous’ removes race-based scholarship criteria

A Michigan law firm, which previously blasted a lawsuit over its diversity scholarships as “completely frivolous,” has agreed to remove race-based language from its award criteria and end a lawsuit filed last November.

According to a joint announcement on Monday, the firm Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. reached an agreement with Do No Harm and the American Alliance for Equal Rights to amicably resolve the case. The parties filed a joint stipulation of dismissal on Feb. 27 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Read the full story at The Washington Examiner.

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This Oregon Bill Would Hide Data About Gender Procedures for Kids

Who says Democrats have learned their lesson about “gender-affirming” treatments for kids?

After the 2024 election, the party was reeling politically from its blind support of subjecting teenagers—even preteens—to a destructive cocktail of hormones and surgeries. But in Oregon, Democrats refuse to come to their senses. They’re considering a bill that would end transparency about gender treatments provided in the state.

Read the full op-ed at City Journal.

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Rep. Bob Onder Introduces the Chloe Cole Act to Protect Kids From ‘Gender-Affirming’ Procedures

Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, Chairman of Do No Harm, also praised the legislation, saying, “While this Administration has made tremendous progress to stamp out the scandal of sex change interventions on minors, legislation is needed to permanently codify protections for vulnerable American adolescents. The Chloe Cole Act is designed to permanently end chemical and surgical damage to minors, which has proliferated to an alarming degree by those who peddle misinformation and practice pseudoscience. The evidence does not support these types of interventions that are harmful and often do irreversible damage. Do No Harm applauds the elected officials who are fighting to end the child sex-change industry.”

Read the full article at Townhall.com.

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When DEI Becomes Dogma: A Critique of Evidence-Free Claims in Clinical Care

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Editor’s Note: This comment originally appeared in response to an article published in JAMA Network Open titled “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programs in Health Care Institutions.”

While the article “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programs in Health Care Institutions” evaluates DEI programs, it does not evaluate whether these programs improve patient care. Instead, it treats DEI as an axiomatic requirement for addressing disparities and fostering trust, and measures success by institutional compliance with prescribed administrative actions. This shifts the focus from clinical benefit to organizational behavior, leaving the study unable to determine whether DEI initiatives help patients.

Read the full comment and article at JAMA Network Open.

 

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Accreditation for medical schools emerges as weak spot for youth gender transition industry

Medical advocacy group Do No Harm praised Levine for asking how academic medical centers became so entwined with “high-risk interventions on minors” in spite of “standards designed to ensure evidence-based practice, ethics, and patient welfare.”

Chief Medical Officer Kurt Micelli said accreditors are “prioritizing political ideologies” over “high-quality clinical care.” He co-wrote Do No Harm’s report in December rebutting the Utah Department of Health and Human Services’ defense of “pediatric medical transition.”

Read the full story at Just the News.

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Texas Attorney General Says Radical Doctor Broke The Law To Give Minors Sex-Rejection Interventions

“There is no evidence to justify maintaining these hormone levels over prolonged periods of time. The vast medical literature on this topic shows that these hormonal treatments did not produce the desired effect of improving psychological well-being,” Do No Harm chairman Dr. Stanley Goldfarb told The Daily Wire. “Moreover, they are involved with all of the unfortunate side effects, including the potential for sterility as well as a number of genital problems associated with prolonged exposure to contra-sex hormones.”

Read the full story at the Daily Wire.

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The Silence Has Been Broken. Will The Rest Of Organized Medicine Listen?

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) did something rare in organized medicine: it changed course.

In its new position statement on gender surgery for minors, ASPS acknowledged that its understanding has shifted given recent, comprehensive evidence reviews. That willingness to revisit assumptions, confront uncertainty, and prioritize patient welfare is what medical professionalism requires. The American Medical Association (AMA), Endocrine Society, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and American Psychiatric Association (APA) should follow suit, recognizing that concerns extend beyond surgery to the entire spectrum of pediatric medical transition.

Read the full op-ed in the Daily Caller.

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DEI Is a Threat to Americans’ Health

President Trump’s crusade against DEI has brought to light another crisis: the dramatic decline of medical education. For years, medical schools have emphasized discrimination and indoctrination at the expense of merit and excellence, to the detriment of patients. While the Trump administration has taken steps to right this wrong, a more far-reaching response is needed. For the sake of every American’s health, the president should reform the accreditation system for medical schools.

Read the full op-ed in The Wall Street Journal.

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How ‘Structural Racism’ Came To Dominate Medical Research

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The president’s recent push to send federal health care dollars directly to individuals, rather than insurers, reflects a broader demand for transparency and effectiveness in how public funds are used. Government‑funded medical research, which forms the foundation of much clinical care, also requires such scrutiny. In recent years, academic medicine has advanced a nebulous theory of “structural racism” that echoes the 19th‑century miasma idea which blamed disease on “bad air.” Despite scant evidence, studies attempting to validate this vague framework have multiplied, often funded by largely unaware taxpayers. Refocusing federal research dollars on rigorous science and evidence-based care is essential to correcting this trajectory.

Read the full op-ed in RealClear Politics here.

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‘This Fight Is Not Over’: Major Medical Org Rejects Transgender Surgeries For Kids

Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, the chair of Do No Harm, praised the society for its statement, saying that it was the first major medical society to disavow the procedures for kids.

“High praise to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons for taking an important step toward ending the unscientific and harmful practice of sex-rejecting procedures on minors,” he said. “The ASPS’s thoughtful, scientific, and well-reasoned statement today is a model for other medical organizations—namely the Endocrine Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and others—to follow and disavow their previous support for experimental and unscientific interventions. This fight is not over, and we will continue to protect American children by exposing any organization that spreads gender lies.”

Read the full story at the Daily Wire.