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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…
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Minnesota school district seeks to hire $100-200k ‘anti-racist’ official who can examine ‘Whiteness’
A school district in Minnesota posted a racially charged job listing seeking an administrator to help steer the district's policy on race. The St. Louis Park Public School District recently…
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Disney won’t help the detransitioners its transgender activism encouraged to go under the knife
Does Disney care about more about the praise of transgender activists or the pain of its employees and their family, including children? The answer will become clear at the company’s…
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Dangerous Quackery
Radical activists are so determined to enshrine the idea that race is a social construct with no biological relevance that they are willing to endanger patient care to make their…
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Why I’m Saying No to NIH’s Racial Preferences
Do I deserve to jump the line? If I say yes, I may play a leading role in ending the scourge of atherosclerosis—also known as hardening of the arteries. If…
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Illinois University Nursing Program Gets DEI Grant To Promote ‘Racial Healing’
A university in Illinois has received a grant to promote “racial healing” and will hire a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) consultant to revise its nursing program. The Department of…
