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Progressives’ Drive for Equity Is Leading Them Astray on Medical Gender Transition for Minors
In our drive to eliminate health inequities, my fellow liberal Democrats and I are eager to help children who identify as transgender. This compassionate urge has led our state, Oregon,…
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‘Social Justice Lawyers’ Told WPATH To Avoid ‘Evidence-Based Review’ Of Sex-Change Guidelines For Minors, Docs Reveal
The World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) avoided “evidence-based” reviews of child sex-change procedures on the advice of “social justice lawyers,” a court filing states. Republican Attorney General Steve…
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Med School Assistant Deans Urged Students To Oppose Bill Barring Child Sex Change Surgeries
Dartmouth College’s medical school faculty used university communication channels to urge students to oppose a New Hampshire bill banning gender transition surgeries for children, according to emails obtained…
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Will a Program to Increase Black Kidney Transplants Do More Harm Than Good?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new rule, which is aimed at increasing kidney transplants for black Americans. On its face, the…
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Arizona Fails Detransitioners
Democrats once billed themselves as defenders of the powerless against the oppressive forces of industry. Last week, Arizona’s Democratic governor, Katie Hobbs, protected the politically powerful gender-medicine industry from its…
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‘Microaggressions’ could cost doctors their medical licenses in Oregon, according to new proposed rule
The Oregon Medical Board has introduced a new ethics rule that threatens to revoke the medical licenses of doctors who commit “microaggressions” in the workplace. Under the proposed law first introduced…
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How The Doctor At The Center Of Latest Texas Children’s Hospital Scandal Built An Alliance With Transgender Activists
Dr. Richard Ogden Roberts III is a pediatric endocrinologist at the Texas Children’s Hospital who’s administered puberty blocking and cross-sex hormone medications to young patients suffering from gender dysphoria. He…
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‘Life and death’: House GOP faces mounting pressure to target DEI in medical schools
More than 50 conservative groups are urging the House of Representatives to vote on a bill to block medical schools from weighing diversity as an admissions factor. “Prioritizing…
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New lawsuit claims women’s medical program illegally excludes White students
A new lawsuit has been filed against the American Association of University Women (AAUW) by the organization Do No Harm alleging that the AAUW’s “Selected Professions Fellowships” program…
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‘Microaggressions’ May Cause Oregon Doctors to Lose Licenses if Proposed Rule Adopted
A newly proposed ethics rule regarding microaggressions by the Oregon Medical Board (OMB) could leave doctors in the state without medical licenses. The OMB is reportedly in the process of…
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Oregon Doctors Could Soon Lose Their Licenses for ‘Microaggressions’ Under Proposed Medical Board Rule
“America is the land of opportunity.” “I believe the most qualified person should get the job.” “America is a melting pot.” Those are examples of harmful “microaggressions,” according to Columbia…
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A Look Back at The Daily Signal’s First Decade
Ten years ago today, we launched The Daily Signal with a vision of producing quality journalism about issues that matter to the American people. In the past decade, we sure…
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The Endocrine Society’s last chance to protect children
It’s not too late to turn back. That’s what the Endocrine Society, one of North America’s most powerful medical institutions, must remember as its annual meeting occurs …
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UCLA medical school paid first-year students to write left-wing course requirements
The University of California, Los Angeles medical school solicited first-year medical students for a paid position writing curriculums for courses in their “Structural…
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California Dems Want To Fast-Track Medical Licenses for Applicants Who Will Provide Gender-Affirming Care
California’s medical credentialing boards would have to fast-track licenses for clinicians and therapists focused on gender transitions and other gender-affirming care under a bill that has already cleared the state…
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Montana Couple Who Lost Custody for Not ‘Gender Affirming’ Daughter Files Suit
A Montana couple who lost custody of their 14-year-old daughter because they opposed her undergoing “gender-affirming” treatments transitioning her to a boy, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against…
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Missouri AG looks into social workers, therapists in transgender clinic investigation
Missouri Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey is looking into the influence of social workers and therapists as part of his investigation into the Washington University …
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Biden’s Health Department Looks To Push Equity Requirements On Transplant Lists
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is looking to push equity requirements on hospitals providing kidney transplants, according to a recent proposal. The proposal, announced May…
