March 31, 2023
(STAT News) – The most immediate concern with regard to the end of the public health emergency centers on changes to telehealth practices that could impact trans men and others who may take testosterone. During the pandemic, telehealth providers were … Read More
March 27, 2023
(Associated Press) – United States Catholic bishops have issued guidelines that seek to stop Catholic hospitals from providing gender transition care, a move LGBTQ advocates say could harm the physical and emotional health of transgender people within the church. The … Read More
March 23, 2023
(The Atlantic) – In the thousands of years that tattoos have been around, not much has changed. The practice still involves carving wounds into permanent, inked-in shapes that we find aesthetically pleasing. But much of tattooing remains mysterious: Scientists still … Read More
March 23, 2023
(Wall Street Journal) – Track and field’s international governing body will enact a ban on transgender female athletes competing in women’s events, becoming the most prominent sports federation yet to significantly tighten its eligibility criteria for elite competitors. World Athletics … Read More
March 22, 2023
(The New Yorker) – It is possible to imagine a different universe in which the discovery of semaglutide was an unalloyed good—a powerful tool to untangle the knot of genetic tendencies, environmental forces, and behaviors that conspire to make more … Read More
March 16, 2023
(Ars Technica) – Health officials in Europe are warning of an outbreak of botulism linked to botched weight loss procedures carried out in Turkey that aimed to paralyze stomach muscles to reduce appetite. So far, authorities have identified 67 cases—53 … Read More
March 15, 2023
(Axios) – The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency could bring new barriers to trans men undergoing hormone therapy, in the way it would eliminate telehealth prescribing of controlled substances including testosterone. Why it matters: Requiring in-person visit to … Read More
March 8, 2023
Neuroethics (vol. 14, no. 3, 2021) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “How Does Functional Neurodiagnostics Inform Surrogate Decision-Making for Patients with Disorders of Consciousness? A Qualitative Interview Study with Patients’ Next of Kin” by Leah Schembs, et … Read More
March 7, 2023
(Medpage Today) – As of late 2022, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons global tracking network had accumulated 1,333 cases of BIA-ALCL worldwide and 35 associated deaths. The total included 402 cases and eight deaths in the U.S. The FDA … Read More
March 6, 2023
(Associated Press) – Many states have enacted or contemplated limits or outright bans on transgender medical treatment, with conservative U.S. lawmakers saying they are worried about young people later regretting irreversible body-altering treatment. But just how common is regret? And … Read More
