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Accreditation for medical schools emerges as weak spot for youth gender transition industry

Medical advocacy group Do No Harm praised Levine for asking how academic medical centers became so entwined with “high-risk interventions on minors” in spite of “standards designed to ensure evidence-based practice, ethics, and patient welfare.”

Chief Medical Officer Kurt Micelli said accreditors are “prioritizing political ideologies” over “high-quality clinical care.” He co-wrote Do No Harm’s report in December rebutting the Utah Department of Health and Human Services’ defense of “pediatric medical transition.”

Read the full story at Just the News.

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Texas Attorney General Says Radical Doctor Broke The Law To Give Minors Sex-Rejection Interventions

“There is no evidence to justify maintaining these hormone levels over prolonged periods of time. The vast medical literature on this topic shows that these hormonal treatments did not produce the desired effect of improving psychological well-being,” Do No Harm chairman Dr. Stanley Goldfarb told The Daily Wire. “Moreover, they are involved with all of the unfortunate side effects, including the potential for sterility as well as a number of genital problems associated with prolonged exposure to contra-sex hormones.”

Read the full story at the Daily Wire.

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The Silence Has Been Broken. Will The Rest Of Organized Medicine Listen?

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) did something rare in organized medicine: it changed course.

In its new position statement on gender surgery for minors, ASPS acknowledged that its understanding has shifted given recent, comprehensive evidence reviews. That willingness to revisit assumptions, confront uncertainty, and prioritize patient welfare is what medical professionalism requires. The American Medical Association (AMA), Endocrine Society, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and American Psychiatric Association (APA) should follow suit, recognizing that concerns extend beyond surgery to the entire spectrum of pediatric medical transition.

Read the full op-ed in the Daily Caller.

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DEI Is a Threat to Americans’ Health

President Trump’s crusade against DEI has brought to light another crisis: the dramatic decline of medical education. For years, medical schools have emphasized discrimination and indoctrination at the expense of merit and excellence, to the detriment of patients. While the Trump administration has taken steps to right this wrong, a more far-reaching response is needed. For the sake of every American’s health, the president should reform the accreditation system for medical schools.

Read the full op-ed in The Wall Street Journal.

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How ‘Structural Racism’ Came To Dominate Medical Research

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The president’s recent push to send federal health care dollars directly to individuals, rather than insurers, reflects a broader demand for transparency and effectiveness in how public funds are used. Government‑funded medical research, which forms the foundation of much clinical care, also requires such scrutiny. In recent years, academic medicine has advanced a nebulous theory of “structural racism” that echoes the 19th‑century miasma idea which blamed disease on “bad air.” Despite scant evidence, studies attempting to validate this vague framework have multiplied, often funded by largely unaware taxpayers. Refocusing federal research dollars on rigorous science and evidence-based care is essential to correcting this trajectory.

Read the full op-ed in RealClear Politics here.

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‘This Fight Is Not Over’: Major Medical Org Rejects Transgender Surgeries For Kids

Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, the chair of Do No Harm, praised the society for its statement, saying that it was the first major medical society to disavow the procedures for kids.

“High praise to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons for taking an important step toward ending the unscientific and harmful practice of sex-rejecting procedures on minors,” he said. “The ASPS’s thoughtful, scientific, and well-reasoned statement today is a model for other medical organizations—namely the Endocrine Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and others—to follow and disavow their previous support for experimental and unscientific interventions. This fight is not over, and we will continue to protect American children by exposing any organization that spreads gender lies.”

Read the full story at the Daily Wire.

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First Major Medical Org Comes Out Against Trans Surgeries for Minors

“High praise to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons for taking an important step toward ending the unscientific and harmful practice of sex-rejecting procedures on minors,” Chairman of Do No Harm, a medical advocacy group that opposes so-called gender-affirming surgery, Stanley Goldfarb said. “The ASPS becomes the first major medical organization to support evidence-based and ethical medicine and reject, in their words, these harmful and irreversible procedures. The ASPS’s thoughtful, scientific, and well-reasoned statement today is a model for other medical organizations — namely the Endocrine Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and others — to follow and disavow their previous support for experimental and unscientific interventions.

Read the full story at National Review.

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Response to ‘Cumulative Lifespan Stress, Inflammation, and Racial Disparities in Mortality Between Black and White Adults’

Editor’s note: This comment, “Concerns about the Study’s Methodology, Interpretations, and Conclusions,” is in response to a study published in JAMA Network Open titled “Cumulative Lifespan Stress, Inflammation, and Racial Disparities in Mortality Between Black and White Adults.”

While the authors’ intent to investigate potential mechanisms underlying health inequities is commendable, I have concerns about the study’s methodology, interpretations, and conclusions that warrant discussion. Specifically, the evidence presented does not sufficiently support the claim that systemic discrimination, via stress pathways, directly shortens lives in Black communities. Instead, the findings appear to restate well-established correlations between socioeconomic disadvantage, health challenges, and poorer outcomes without adequately addressing confounding factors or establishing causality.

Read the full comment at JAMA Network Open.

 

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Genetic mutations and racial disparities in leukemia survival

Throughout contemporary medical discourse, health disparities among racial and ethnic groups are often attributed to systemic and structural racism. Furthermore, organizations such as the American Medical Association assert that race itself is a social construct and urge a shift away from viewing race as a “biological risk factor” toward a “deeper understanding of racism as a determinant of health.” Unfortunately, this framing rings hollow and obscures an important fact: Biology can significantly shape health outcomes and disparities. Ignoring this reality only hinders our understanding of why different groups experience distinct patterns of illness and well-being and, in turn, how to treat them most effectively. Put plainly, biology may well be the root cause of these health disparities, and dismissing it comes at the expense of patients.

Read the full article at KevinMD.com.

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Utah considers ban on procedures to change minors’ gender

The Utah House Health and Human Services Committee heard comments Tuesday for and against a ban on gender-changing procedures for minors.

Introduced by state Rep. Rex P. Shipp, R-Iron County, House Bill 174 prohibits giving cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers to minors unless specific circumstances are met. HB 174 would also require health care professionals to initiate treatment plans for minors that want to end cross-sex hormones or puberty blockers.

Those testifying before the committee included patient advocate Chloe Cole. A native of California, Cole began to transition to a male at the age of 12 and later changed her mind. Now a young adult working for Do No Harm, Cole has been traveling the country to speak against surgeries and medications for people with gender dysphoria.

Read the full story in The Center Square.

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Medical watchdog challenges key study used to justify DEI health policies: ‘Scientifically unsound’

A prominent medical watchdog group is pushing back against a widely cited study claiming racially diverse medical facilities improve outcomes for Black patients, arguing the research is being used to justify race-based diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies despite failing to prove its central claim.

Do No Harm, a nonprofit organization focused on opposing ideological influence in medicine, released a report Tuesday disputing a recent study by economists Michael Frakes and Jonathan Gruber that suggests increasing the share of Black physicians in military medical facilities leads to better outcomes for Black patients.

Read the full story at Fox News.

 

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The left’s latest DEI deception

Why do the left’s biggest priorities need to be cloaked in manipulation and even outright lies?

That was the question 15 years ago as Democrats desperately tried to pass Obamacare. They succeeded, and in 2013, the law’s primary architect acknowledged that deceiving the American public was key.

Jonathan Gruber, speaking on a panel he surely thought would never be made public, declared that Obamacare “was written in a tortured way” to ensure “a lack of transparency.” That way, he said, Democrats could take advantage of the “stupidity of the American voter.”

Read the full op-ed in The Washington Times.

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U.S. withdrawal from WHO completed over COVID-19 mishandling

The United States completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to the group’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a medical group praising the move and officials stating the withdrawal is for those who died alone in nursing homes and whose businesses were destroyed due to COVID responses induced by WHO.

Medical director for Do No Harm Dr. Kurt Miceli told The Center Square that “the Trump administration is right to stop the flow of taxpayer dollars to an organization that has allowed politics to supersede science.”

“From its deference to China during the COVID 19 pandemic to its broader tendencies toward centralized control and bureaucratic overreach, the WHO has undermined its own credibility – leaving little reason for continued American participation or financial support,” Miceli said.

Read the full story at The Center Square.

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Medicine’s Descent Into Madness

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Instead of slinking off to retirement or apologizing and hoping for rehabilitation, Goldfarb fought back. In 2022 he founded Do No Harm, a research and advocacy group. Do No Harm has since attracted more than 15,000 members. It uses litigation, legislation, and the press to push for a medical education system that produces doctors who are “supremely confident,” not “sanctimoniously woke.”

Doing Great Harm? is the second book to emerge from Goldfarb’s efforts on this front; the first was Take Two Aspirin and Call Me By My Pronouns: Why Turning Doctors into Social Justice Warriors is Destroying American Medicine, which came out in 2022.

Read the full review of Dr. Goldfarb’s book at the Washington Free Beacon.

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Medical school criticized for ‘woke’ course where students are asked to critique the ‘white body’

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However, Dr. Kurt Miceli, medical director at Do No Harm, explained to Fox News that these courses shift attention away from logic: ‘These courses focused on identity politics unfortunately shift attention from evidence-based reasoning to ideological framing, which risks confusing political analysis with clinical judgment.

‘Over time, trust in the profession gets undermined, particularly if patients feel their care is being filtered through a political lens rather than grounded in biology, data, and individualized medical need.’

Read the full story at the Daily Mail.

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Blue-state university sparks outrage with ‘decolonizing medicine’ course challenging the ‘White body’ standard

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Dr. Kurt Miceli, medical director at Do No Harm, told Fox News Digital, “These courses focused on identity politics unfortunately shift attention from evidence-based reasoning to ideological framing, which risks confusing political analysis with clinical judgment.”

“Over time, trust in the profession gets undermined, particularly if patients feel their care is being filtered through a political lens rather than grounded in biology, data, and individualized medical need,” Miceli said. 

Read the full story at Fox News.

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Ohio AG Explains How Major Women’s Sports SCOTUS Case Could Impact Ohio

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Do No Harm, a group which describes itself as “a national association of medical professionals combating the attack on our healthcare system from woke activists,” also spoke to the potential ramifications of such a case as well as what’s at stake.

Dr. Kurt Miceli, the chief medical director of Do No Harm told The Daily Signal that, “a win for Idaho and West Virginia at the Supreme Court will pave the way for other states across the country to pass and enforce protections for girls and force lower courts to acknowledge the binary nature of sex.”

“Contrary to activists’ misinformation, blood testosterone levels alone do not fully capture the male physical advantage. Scientific evidence proves that, even before puberty, boys have a physical advantage in strength and speed over girls of the same age,” said Miceli. “We are optimistic the court will ensure biological reality is upheld and common-sense protections are reinstated.”

Read the full article at the Daily Signal.

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EXCLUSIVE: Unearthed Data Makes Pennsylvania’s Puberty Blocker Payouts Look Even Sketchier

Pennsylvania saw a meteoric rise in the number of adolescents receiving puberty blockers through an insurance billing code currently being investigated under the Trump administration on fraud suspicions.

More than 220 claims for puberty blocking drugs were reimbursed for minors aged 10-13 with the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) billing code, E30.1, for precocious puberty between Jan. 1, 2013 and Dec. 31, 2024, costing taxpayers more than $1.8 million, according to the data. The number of claims in the 10-13 age group went from zero in 2012 and ballooned to 47 by 2016. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has raised concerns that this billing code may have been fraudulently used by gender doctors to obtain insurance coverage for sex-rejecting interventions.

“A spike of this magnitude in the diagnosis of precocious puberty — especially among children past the usual age — is highly atypical and raises the very real possibility that the diagnosis has been used as a billing workaround,” Dr. Kurt Miceli, medical director at Do No Harm, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Read the full story at the Daily Caller News Foundation.