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AMA Backs Off on Rejecting Child Gender Treatments
8+ hour, 56+ min ago (812+ words) After aligning with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in rejecting trans surgical procedures on children, it turns out the American Medical Association (AMA) is still on board with cross sex hormones and puberty blockers. There was widespread public opinion…...
Health Care Practices No Longer Required to Report Vaccine Data
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (770+ words) In December, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced an end to state vaccine reporting requirements, effectively reversing a 2024 mandate. The change applies to children and adults enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), programs that…...
Preexisting Conditions Affect Maternal Mortality
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (763+ words) Maternal mortality rates are on the rise for all races in the United States and are strongly affected by the health of a woman before she conceives, a Texas advisory committee to the U.S Commission on Civil Rights reports. The…...
Funding Cuts to Hospitals Performing Child Gender Transisition
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (775+ words) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will soon begin the rulemaking process to defund chemical and surgical alteration of children for gender transition. The Trump administration is in "the final stage of review for a new rule that…...
Research & Commentary: New Index Shows Virginia Falling Way Behind on Education Choice
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (303+ words) A new report shows Virginia is lagging behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum." According to the"2025 EdChoice Friedman Index'a new measuring system released in April by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how…...
FDA to Ban Sales of Prescription Fluoride
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (809+ words) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will remove "ingestible fluoride prescription drug products" or supplements for children from the market effective October 2025 after completing a safety review, the agency announced in a press release on May 13. The FDA says these…...
Trump's Plan on Infertility Could Give Birth to New Problems
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (474+ words) Although President Donald Trump's executive order (EO) on (IVF) is undoubtedly well-intentioned, it is ripe with challenges. Trump's Plan to Address Infertility Could Give Birth to New Problems " Commentary Although President Donald Trump's executive order (EO) on "Expanding Access to…...