In the wake of a global pandemic and increased national awareness of systemic racism, the time is now for sustainable action to address health and social inequities. This year’s conference will focus on acknowledging and addressing the systemic racial and socioeconomic inequities in healthcare and will examine a path forward together.

The group addressed vaccines containing thimerosal, recently targeted by a CDC advisory committee

'We do not want to be on the wrong side of history,' one delegate said

The AAFP is outraged by the HHS Secretary’s decision to remove all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, undermining vaccine safety and public health.

“The American Academy of Pediatrics is deeply troubled and alarmed by Secretary Kennedy’s mass firing of all 17 experts on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. This unprecedented action, ...

Jenn and I were in Orting, WA earlier today and passed by Washington Soldiers' Home Cemetery during our drive. We stopped to visit and found graves for veterans of both World Wars, as well as the Spanish-American War--something I had never seen before. As we were wrapping up our visit, we noticed the Medal of Honor memorial near the entrance.

Swit's representative said in a statement her death was likely from natural causes.

Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan on the pioneering hit TV series “M.A.S.H.,” has died. She was 87.

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BMC Medical Research Methodology published a critical analysis of the Cass Review, a non-peer-reviewed set of recommendations about gender affirming care for youth to the NHS England. Since its publication, the Cass Review has been roundly criticized for its inaccuracy by the bulk of healthcare organizations, including WPATH and USPATH. The authors of the current study found that, ...the Cass report’s application of EBM to GAC for children and young people is deeply flawed.

The American Psychological Association (APA) published a brief response to the unscientific and politically motivated HHS report on Pediatric Gender Dysphoria. Treatment decisions should be made joint...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is deeply alarmed by the report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today on medical care for transgender and gender-diverse ind...

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