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'Full-scale collapse': Gender transition group calls kid guidelines 'opinions' to defeat FTC suit
WPATH invokes Supreme Court precedents upholding "conversion therapy," state bans on medicalized gender transitions for kids, to claim FTC is persecuting it for "opinions" on care. "It's possible the FTC just got its win," expert says.
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Tulsi Gabbard shares update on husband's cancer, months after her resignation
Gabbard said a few weeks after the surgery was done, the doctor and pathologists determined they were able to cut out all the cancerous bone and tissue in his body.
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Cancer vaccine shows promise in preventing recurrance of melanoma, Merck and Moderna say
Interim results from the trial show that the vaccine-drug combination appeared to increase the time before cancer returned in the high-risk patients, the companies said.
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Healthcare worker vaccine mandate reinstated in half of U.S.
Facilities will be forced to have 100% of staff vaccinated by Jan. 27, 2022.
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Trump admin surgeon general slams latest CDC COVID guidance
"I never dreamed the day would come when I would advise people NOT to follow their guidance," Dr. Jerome Adams wrote.
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Data shows CDC overestimated spread of omicron
Data published this week shows that omicron was three times less prevalent than previously reported.
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Poll analyzer FiveThirtyEight asks for abortion stories, gets overwhelming pro-life responses
"You have to read these responses! Story after story on how #ChoosingLife brought joy, love, and empowerment to countless families," March for Life said.
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Fauci discourages New Years Eve celebrations; was reported maskless last month at a party
"I would recommend strongly stay away from that this year," Fauci said. "There will be other years to do that, but not this year."
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CDC shortens COVID isolation in half to 5 days
The CDC still recommends wearing a mask in public areas with higher levels of transmission regardless of vaccination status.
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Pfizer to continue distributing version of COVID-19 vaccine not fully approved by FDA
Pharma giant says no medical difference between the two; others point to major legal distinctions affecting vaccine mandates
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CDC shortens quarantine period for healthcare workers
Health workers can return to work seven days after testing positive for COVID and after five days if there is a staffing shortage.
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Omicron data show as COVID cases rise, deaths haven't so far
"Our data really suggest a positive story of a reduced severity of Omicron compared to other variants," a South African researcher said.
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'No country can boost its way out': WHO warns booster programs 'likely to prolong' pandemic
The WHO encouraged boosters only for the elderly or immunocompromised and stated that the remaining vaccines should go to "lower income countries."