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California sued by doctors over ‘implicit bias’ DEI training requirements
Two doctors and medical advocacy group Do No Harm are suing California over its law requiring that doctors complete “implicit bias” training as part of their continuing medical education. DNH and Dr. Marilyn Singleton, a Los Angeles anesthesiologist, joined Dr. Azadeh Khatibi, a Los…
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Doctors Sue Over Blue State Law Mandating ‘Implicit Bias’ Training For Physicians
Doctors in California sued the state for mandating so-called “implicit bias” training for physicians in continuing education courses, according to a press release from Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF). California passed Assembly Bill 241 in 2019, which mandates so-called “implicit bias” trainings for doctors by law, in which they…
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Isolated
My isolation within the American College of Surgeons began over a year ago, on April 17, 2022. This was the day that Tyler Hughes, general secretary of the ACS and editor-in-chief of its online forum, informed me that I had been banned for life. I had inquired why I could not access the Communities, the online discussion forum of the ACS, for nearly two weeks. Neither could I access the members directory or my own private messages. Hughes made it clear that this was to be a permanent ban. Why was I banned? For questioning the ACS’s rush to embrace critical race theory.
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Kentucky nursing board threatened licenses to push ‘racism’ training
The Kentucky Board of Nursing has denied claims its mandatory “structural racism” training was enforced through the threat of license revocation, but Kentucky law shows nurses could be stripped of their licenses for failing to comply with the board’s orders. The Washington Examiner …
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Birth of a Woke Myth: A new study on mass shootings is a prime example of public health’s growing penchant for policy-based evidence-making
Is there any limit to the degree to which “researchers” will discredit themselves to prove their woke bona fides? A new study published in JAMA Surgery suggests not. The study, “Association Between Markers of Structural Racism and Mass Shooting Events in Major US Cities,” purportedly seeks to understand whether evidence exists that “structural racism” plays a role in mass-shooting events.
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Doctors Should Take Course on Systemic Racism and White Privilege, American College of Radiology Says
A professional medical society representing thousands of doctors and scientists in the radiology speciality is pushing its members to take a course on systemic racism and white privilege. Doctors and medical students involved with the American College of Radiology (ACR) are strongly urged to take a course called “Health Equity: Life in…
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Kentucky requires nurses to take training on ‘structural racism’ and ‘white-splaining’
The Kentucky Board of Nursing mandated nurses to take an " implicit bias" course to "recognize the history of racism in healthcare" and threatened "discipline" for failure to do so. The ultimatum to complete the "mandatory continuing education" training, which was developed by the Kentucky Nurses Association, forced nurses to complete the training by July 1.
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Florida Medical College Quietly Scrubs ‘Discriminatory’ Program From Website During Biden Admin Investigation
A Florida medical college quietly deleted information regarding its elective scholar’s program from its website amid a federal investigation by the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR). The OCR opened an investigation in April into the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville’s Visiting Elective…
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How opposing daughter’s gender transition made parents ‘enemy’ to US medical establishment
EXCLUSIVE — When Tandy Lynn Hebert’s and Sean Chiasson’s daughter Violet was 13 years old, she struggled with her identity to the point of self-harm. The young girl cut herself “enough to where she has scars that look like ridges,” Chiasson said, and even attempted suicide. That is…
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GOP-Controlled Louisiana Senate Passes Bill Banning Child Sex Changes Over Dem Governor’s Veto
Both houses of the Louisiana legislature voted Tuesday to override Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of a bill banning sex changes in the state. The state House of Representatives has voted 75 to 23 to overturn Governor Edward’s June 2023 veto. Three Democrats voted with Republicans in the House to overturn…
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Amid transgender care bans, exceptions made for surgery on intersex children
Intersex people don’t fit into the traditional male and female binary. When Sean Saifa Wall was 13, a doctor recommended to his mother that Wall’s male-typical genitals be removed and that he begin feminizing hormone therapy. He says his late mother agreed to the surgery and treatment, but Wall adds…
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GOP Senator to Introduce Legislation Banning Irreversible Transgender Surgeries for Minors
GOP Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will reportedly introduce legislation that will outlaw experimental, irreversible transgender surgeries for minors. Vance will introduce the legislation, called the “Protect Children’s Innocence Act.” which was introduced by Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) in the House of Representatives. Vance’s legislation was first reported…
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Louisiana House votes to override governor veto of ban on minor gender transitions
The Louisiana State House voted on Tuesday to override Gov. John Bel Edward’s (D) veto of a bill banning gender transition medicine for minors. The chamber voted, 75 to 23 with 7 abstentions, in a special session to override the veto…
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‘Have The Courage’: Parent Rights Advocates Urge GOP Lawmakers To Overturn Dem Governor’s Veto On Trans Bill
Parents rights advocates are urging Republican lawmakers to overturn Democrat Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of a bill banning sex changes for minors. HB 648 bans doctors from providing sex change treatments — including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex change surgeries — to children under 18 years old.
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Dr. Stanley Goldfarb on the Schilling Show
Do No Harm chair Dr. Stanley Goldfarb joins Steve Milloy on The Schilling Show to discuss identity politics, how it’s impacted medicine, and how to fight back. Listen at NewsRadio WINA.
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Watchdog Organization Questions Ethics of Medical School Curriculum Fixated on Race
A woke watchdog organization is questioning the ethics of a divisive curriculum proclaiming students as inherently racist. Do No Harm (DNH) has published a July report (pdf) on the Ohio State University College of Medicine (OSUCM) outlining the college’s adoption of discriminatory concepts taught to students.
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A Catholic University Is Offering a Course in ‘Transgender’ Medicine
Loyola University, a Chicago-based Catholic school, is offering students a course in “transgender” medicine, including the treatment of “trans children,” according to a report from Catholic News Agency. The two-week course is listed under “Family Medicine” on the school’s website. The two-week course is listed under “Family Medicine”…
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Watchdog group rips Ohio State medical school for expansive DEI initiatives in new report
The Ohio State University College of Medicine has engaged in extensive diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, including suggesting that all students are biased, according to a new report from a medical watchdog organization. The report from Do No Harm, a nonprofit group…
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