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NY AG demands hospital resume gender-affirming treatment for trans youth
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (488+ words) New York Attorney General Letitia James is ordering NYU Langone to resume providing gender-affirming care for transgender patients under the age of 19 NEW YORK -- New York Attorney General Letitia James is ordering one of Manhattan's largest hospitals to resume providing…...
HHS warns states about removing kids from homes without parents' approval over gender identity disputes
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (813+ words) "We're putting states on notice," one agency leader said. The Trump administration is urging states to stop removing children from their homes over gender-identity disputes at the behest of child welfare agencies without their parents' approval. In a letter first…...
Supreme Court blocks California schools' policies for transgender students
22+ hour, 25+ min ago (326+ words) WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group. The order blocks for now a…...
US childhood literacy rates are lagging. Pediatricians could be part of the solution
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (981+ words) Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has started checking literacy skills during pediatric visits for kids as young as 3 For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don't start in the kindergarten classroom " they happen first in the doctor's…...
Pennsylvania residents question police response to student ICE protesters after juveniles detained
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (269+ words) PHILADELPHIA -- Some residents in the Philadelphia suburb of Quakertown are calling for the police chief to resign after a scuffle between police and high school students protesting immigration enforcement policies left several juveniles in custody for four days. Video circulating…...
Catholic Italy's Olympic host cities offer different access for Muslims to observe Ramadan
1+ week, 2+ day ago (943+ words) This year's Olympic and Paralympic Games are located in Italy, a historically Catholic nation MILAN -- This year's Olympic and Paralympic Games are located in Italy, a historically Catholic nation. And they coincide with Ramadan, the Muslim holy month that's a…...
Children are being kept in immigration custody longer than allowed, advocates say
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1000+ words) A 1997 legal agreement generally limits the detention of minors to 20 days. As Khelin Marcano was preparing for her routine scheduled appointment with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in December, she debated packing a bag full of her 1-year-old daughter's clothes. While…...
New study examines possible risk factors linked to childhood food allergies
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (326+ words) Dr. Tara Narula breaks down a few key points from the study. A new study on food allergies has found that as many as 1 in 20 children may develop a food allergy by age 6. The research, published in JAMA Pediatrics, analyzed…...