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In Search of a Second Opinion
When patients turn to professional societies like the AMA or the American College of Physicians or the American Association of Pediatrics for vital health information, one might expect that the…

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University of Oklahoma criticized for allegedly requiring education students to study social justice curriculum
The University of Oklahoma has been accused of not complying with a statewide requirement preventing certain kinds of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. The Daily…

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New study concludes medical societies teaching left-leaning positions unrelated to health
A medical group whose stated mission is “to keep identity politics out of medical education, research, and clinical practice” has release a study that concludes a vast majority of those…

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Medically woke: Report finds U.S. medical societies back liberal policies unrelated to research
A vast majority of leading American medical societies have adopted left-leaning political positions unrelated to their health specializations, the anti-woke medical advocacy group Do No Harm reported in a new …

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EXCLUSIVE: 26 Medical Societies Have Issued Political Calls to Action on Topics Like Racism, Climate Change
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The majority of American medical societies have released statements infusing political ideology into their missions, according to a new study by medical watchdog…

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EXCLUSIVE: Philly Kids Hospital ‘Leading The Nation’ In Sex Changes
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the top offenders in the United States when it comes to irreversible sex change procedures for children, according to a digital campaign launching…

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Temple opens DEI event after race discrimination complaint
Temple University changed an event for educators who identify as Black, Indigenous and people of color to include white staff as well after a federal civil rights complaint was filed…

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Advocacy group sues Tennessee over racial requirements for medical boards
A nonprofit dedicated to opposing diversity initiatives in medicine has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the requirements surrounding the racial makeup of key medical boards in Tennessee. The Virginia-based Do…

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Lawsuit challenges race requirements on Tennessee’s boards
The Pacific Legal Foundation and physician organization Do No Harm are suing Tennessee over racial quotas required to serve on the state’s boards and commissions. The 13-page lawsuit filed in…

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Tennessee Sued Over Race-Based Quotas on State Boards
A federal lawsuit has been filed against the state of Tennessee, challenging laws that require the governor to consider race when appointing members to state medical and chiropractic boards. The…

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The Biden-Harris Race-Preference Regime
Much of corporate America is retreating from the diversity, equity and inclusion policies that have brought racial preferences into the workplace. But the federal government still follows this destructive progressive…

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Pitt gets $5 million taxpayer grant to ‘generate evidence’ for ‘racial equity’ brain training
Proponents of “racial equity” training have received $5 million from the National Institutes of Health to “generate evidence” in support of their program at the University of Pittsburgh. The researchers…

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Dispatch From a “Hate Group” Employee
Apparently, I work for a hate group. I learned that this spring when the Southern Poverty Law Center identified Do No Harm, the medical nonprofit that employs me,…

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‘Not legal’: Delta Dental excludes whites from med school scholarships
A medical school scholarship that excludes white students is “not legal” according to a civil rights activist who regularly calls attention to illegal racial discrimination on college campuses. Midwestern University…

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Biden-Harris Admin Focused On Diversity At The VA As Veterans Faced Massive Claims Backlog
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) expanded its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts while hundreds of thousands of veterans were stuck on a waitlist for benefits under the Biden-Harris…

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Biden-Harris admin pushed more than 500 ‘DEI actions’ across government, report finds
An analysis of more than 80 “Equity Action Plans” released by federal agencies in accordance with President Biden’s executive actions on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) revealed that the Biden-Harris…

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Dozens of Federal Entities Developed ‘Equity Action Plans’ as Part of Biden-Harris Whole-of-Government DEI Push
Over the past four years, more than 80 federal entities have developed “Equity Action Plans” leading to over 500 active or planned DEI actions, according to a …

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How ‘Rare’ Are Sex-Trait Modification Surgeries on Children?
As recently as two years ago, only three states banned surgeries on children to address gender dysphoria, up from just one a year earlier. Today, exactly half the states have such…