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Disturbing left-wing propaganda infects our medical schools
If there is one area of life you would hope might be off limits to the left-wing insanity ripping through the nation like wildfire, surely it would be the field…
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Breast cancer surgeons must submit DEI statement for UC Davis job
University of California Davis School of Medicine
Applicants for a job as a surgical oncologist must submit a “Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” to be considered at the University of California Davis. “Contributions to…
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Stuck in Wokeness’s Waiting Room
The edifice of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), a reasonable-sounding concept that serves as a dog whistle for critical race theory and is premised on the claim that our country is…
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We were pushed to transition as teens — now we’re ‘vindicated’ by study showing kids grow out of it
A study which finds gender-confused youth mostly grow out of it and a ban on puberty blockers in England are both being hailed as “vindication” by “detransitioners” — people who…
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Kansas Governor Vetoes Bill Protecting Children From Transgender Surgeries
The governor of Kansas vetoed a bill seeking to protect minors from gender transition surgeries, insisting that it “tramples parental rights.” On Friday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly…
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Philly med school will pursue ‘diverse workforce’ through scholarships, special programs
A Philadelphia medical school says it wants to create a “diverse workforce” by attracting students through special scholarships, mentoring, and other programs. But in comments to The College Fix, a medical doctor…
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Critics warn schools are skirting Texas DEI ban after university shuffles DEI officials to other departments
Texas A&M University responded to a state law banning diversity, equity and inclusion on college campuses by giving the department head a raise before reassigning her and other employees to…
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UCLA med school cancels lecturing blaming ‘whiteness’ for opioid crisis
The University of California at Los Angeles Medical School recently canceled a scheduled lecture making the case that the American opioid crisis of the past two decades should be blamed…
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Discrimination and Identity Politics Have No Place in Medical Education
In 2019, Stanley Goldfarb, the former associate dean of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, wrote an article lamenting the change in his institution’s mission from training future …
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Boston hospital to scale back on child abuse and neglect reports that can perpetuate ‘structural racism’
A Boston, Massachusetts, hospital announced Tuesday that after finding Black mothers were more likely to be reported for child abuse and neglect if a toxicology report came back positive, it would…
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De-transitioner warns shareholders that Disney will pay a price for ‘stealing the voices of thousands of little Ariels’
victim of so-called "gender-affirming care" informed Disney shareholders Wednesday that the company may soon face lawsuits over its support of employees' genital mutilations. Chloe Cole, a woman left permanently scarred…
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Puberty blockers may NOT be reversible and could raise children’s risk of fertility problems and even cancer, Mayo Clinic study suggests
Mayo Clinic experts say puberty blockers can lead to withering testicles, fertility problems and even cancer among the trans kids who take them, in the latest study to raise alarm about transgender medicine.
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Minority Contracting Comes to Medicine
When public hospitals purchase medical equipment or rely on outside doctors, they typically consider the price and quality of each vendor. In Tarrant County, Texas, they consider something else, too:…
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We Checked, And Don Lemon Told A Series Of Whoppers During The Elon Musk Interview
Ex-CNN host Don Lemon pushed a variety of inaccuracies and straight up falsehoods during his widely circulated March interview with tech billionaire Elon Musk. Lemon cited unspecified “studies” or “evidence”…
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Detransitioner Chloe Cole warns Disney CEO Bob Iger that ‘lawsuits are coming’
Gender activist Chloe Cole warned Disney about upcoming lawsuits at its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday. She presented the “Gender-Based Compensation Gaps and Associated Risks” proposal that noted the Walt…
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More Wokeness in Medicine
Last year, I wrote for the magazine about the “rampant politicization of health care.” Thanks to greater government involvement in medicine, the ties between academia and the practice of medicine,…
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Disney Is About to Get Schooled at Its Shareholder Meeting
Disney will be slammed at Wednesday's shareholder meeting over its pro-"transgender" employment practices. Healthcare accountability group Do No Harm, which works to counteract DEI trends in medicine, and the National Legal and…
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UCLA Medical School Abruptly Cancels Lecture Blaming ‘Whiteness’ for Opioid Crisis
The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) medical school recently scheduled a lecture focused on the role “whiteness” played in driving the opioid crisis — but abruptly changed the topic of…
