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National Paramedic Association Hit With Lawsuit Over Scholarship Discriminating Against White Students
The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) was hit with a lawsuit from Do No Harm, an organization that opposes the politicization of medicine, over a scholarship program that discriminates…

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Emergency medic association sued for ‘racial discrimination’
Medical advocacy group Do No Harm filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians for “engaging in racial discrimination.”…

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The New Segregation on Campus
University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
The University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine requires that first year students take a class called “Structural Racism and Health Equity” as part of the standard curriculum. In…

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Doctors protest proposed DEI emphasis in Canadian medical school training
A draft report from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada that recommends medical schools focus more on “anti-racism” and “oppression” is causing an uproar among many in…

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Texas A&M looks to clamp down on public records requests after DEI inquiry
Texas A&M University School of Medicine
EXCLUSIVE — Faculty at Texas A&M University are looking to restrict the school’s responsiveness to public records requests after an inquiry into its diversity, equity, and…

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Why Did Mike DeWine Rush to Ban Transgender Surgeries for Minors 1 Week After Vetoing Similar Bill? This Doctor Thinks He Knows
On Friday, Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, issued an “emergency” executive order to ban sex-reassignment surgeries for minors just one week after he vetoed a bill that…

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Psychoanalysis’s Racial Hysteria
“Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise,” Sigmund Freud once said. Psychoanalysis, the field that he founded, is taking the opposite approach. The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsA) is…

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Watchdog Sues Louisiana Over Racial Quota on Medical Board
A medical watchdog group is suing Louisiana in federal court over a racial quota for the state’s board of medical examiners, which the group argues violates the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee…

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University Of Michigan’s Spending On ‘Diversity’ Grew 66% In Just One Year
University of Michigan Medical School
The University of Michigan’s (UM) spending on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) increased about 66% from the 2022-2023 school year, according to an analysis by Mark Perry, a senior fellow…

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‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Is Increasingly Being Recognized as Unscientific
American medical associations are doubling down on their support of so-called gender-affirming care for children even as lawsuits mount and European countries reverse course. America’s public reckoning with the…

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Suit challenges required minority appointments to Louisiana medical licensing board
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A law requiring that some members appointed to the board that licenses and regulates physicians in Louisiana be from minority groups is being challenged in federal…

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Ohio State health sciences program sparks controversy with mandatory ‘privilege’ assignments
Ohio State University College of Medicine
A health sciences course at The Ohio State University asks students to address their “privileges” if they are white, heterosexual, or able-bodied. The course, which has been offered since 2009,…

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Ohio’s Top Children’s Hospital Coaches Doctors To Circumvent Parents Wary Of Trans Treatments, Training Videos Show
An Ohio hospital that actively lobbied Republican Gov. Mike DeWine to veto a ban on transgender procedures for minors has grossly misrepresented its approach to parental involvement in decisions, according…

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Dr. Marilyn Singleton blasts MSNBC guest for blaming racism for health issues
California anesthesiologist and ‘Do No Harm’ senior fellow Dr. Marilyn Singleton joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to follow up on her criticism against MSNBC guest Dr. Uché Blackstock’s claim that racism…

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Physician Group Settles Suit Over Program for Black Doctors
Do No Harm, a healthcare professionals advocacy group, says it agreed to settle the challenge it brought against a physician-owned healthcare group’s leadership program for Black doctors. The advocacy group…

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Doctors Call for Withdrawal of Psychiatry Textbook Promoting ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care
Nearly 170 health professionals have signed an open letter to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) condemning its new “gender-affirming” care textbook as “unacceptable, unethical and unsafe.” Their…

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Gov. Mike DeWine Vetoes Bill Protecting Kids From ‘Gender-Affirming Care’
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill to protect minors from experimental transgender medical interventions that are euphemistically referred to as “gender-affirming care.” DeWine, a Republican, framed his veto of…

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Penn affiliates want merit and ‘intellectual diversity’ to guide university
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania should reorient itself to support “intellectual diversity” and merit, according to some students, faculty, and alumni. “A Vision for a New Future of the University of…