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Headline Roundup
Boston Children's Hospital Criticized Over Trans Youth Surgery Resources
A prominent hospital's resources on gender transition procedures for children sparked criticism and claims of misinformation online.
Boston Children's Hospital (BCH), the first hospital in the U.S. with a youth "Gender Multispecialty Services" program, was accused of promoting and performing hysterectomies for young girls. A video on BCH's YouTube channel showed one of its doctors
Axios CBN The Boston GlobeAug 16 2022
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FDA Finalizes Rule to Allow Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
The FDA finalized new rules on Tuesday that will allow people over the age of 18 with mild to moderate hearing loss to purchase hearing aids without a prescription.
The FDA was directed to allow some over-the-counter hearing aids by the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017, which was introduced by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and signed into law by
NBC News (Online) Wall Street Journal (News) Washington ExaminerJul 19 2022
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House GOP Prepares Investigations Into Fauci, Hunter Biden and More
House Republicans are preparing a series of investigations of Democrats and the Biden administration next year, multiple outlets have reported.
Republicans are widely projected to win a majority in the House this November. While President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats would likely block much of their legislative agenda, House Republicans are considering investigations into NIAID
Politico The Hill Newsmax (News)Apr 10 2023
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Contradictory Injunctions Suspend, Preserve Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone
On Friday, a judge in Texas moved to temporarily stay the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, a key abortion drug. Less than an hour later, a judge in Washington state ordered the agency to preserve access to the drug in 17 states and Washington, D.C.
Two Rulings: In the Texas ruling, Trump-appointed Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk largely sided with abortion opponents, who said the FDA
PBS NewsHour Newsweek New York Post (News)Mar 23 2021
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Independent Board Says AstraZeneca Vaccine Announcement Relied on Old Information
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said Tuesday that an independent board that reviews data from COVID-19 vaccine candidates is concerned about AstraZeneca's recent announcement of efficacy data from its vaccine trial. AstraZeneca issued a press release Monday saying its vaccine is 79% effective against symptomatic disease and 100% effective against severe
The Hill The Daily Caller CNN (Online News)Aug 31 2020
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U.S. Passes 6 Million COVID-19 Cases; 25 Million Cases Worldwide
The U.S. passed 6 million coronavirus cases on Monday, with worldwide cases topping 25 million. Two other countries have reported over a million cases — Brazil (3.8 million) and India (3.6 million) — and Russia (0.99 million) will likely soon become the third. It took 22 days for the U.S. to go from 5 to 6 million cases; it took 99 days for the U.S. to reach its first million cases in late
Wall Street Journal (News) MarketWatch CBS News (Online)May 22 2020
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CDC Accused of Misleading Public on Coronavirus Testing Tally
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is facing criticism for mixing the results of two separate types of tests when compiling its official tally of nationwide coronavirus testing.
Voices of all political leanings from throughout the spectrum accused the CDC of misleading the American public, with many arguing that the testing figures previously considered to be promising
The Dispatch The Atlantic NPR (Online News)May 11 2020
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White House Press Conference Ends in Trump-Media Spat
A series of testy exchanges between President Donald Trump and reporters in the White House Rose Garden Monday afternoon led to the scheduled press conference ending early, as the president abruptly left the podium after taking issue with what he called "nasty" questions from media members.
Reporting on the spat differed vastly from left to right. Coverage from many left- and center-
New York Magazine Business Insider The Daily WireFeb 09 2020
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Bills in Several States Aim to Criminalize Transgender Treatments for Children
This post was updated 2/10/2020 at 5:08 p.m. ET
Recently introduced bills in South Dakota, Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia, South Carolina and Florida aim to criminalize transgender transition-related medical treatments on patients younger than 16 years old. A Republican-controlled South Dakota state Senate voted 5-2 to kill their proposed version of the
USA TODAY Breitbart News New York Times (Opinion)