One of the nation’s most influential surgical organizations has formally broken with years of medical orthodoxy by declaring that gender transition surgeries for minors should not be performed, citing weak evidence, irreversible harm, and unanswered questions about long-term outcomes. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which represents more than 11,000 plastic surgeons nationwide, announced last […]
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Federal Lawmakers Urge DOJ to Investigate States Over Religious Vaccine Exemptions
A group of Republican lawmakers have formally asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch investigations into four states whose laws do not allow religious exemptions from school-based vaccine mandates, claiming those policies infringe on constitutional religious freedoms. In a letter sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights […]
Jury Hits New York Gender Clinicians with $2 Million Malpractice Verdict in Landmark Detransitioner Case
A New York jury on Friday awarded $2 million to a 22-year-old detransitioner, finding a psychologist and surgeon liable for malpractice over a double mastectomy performed when she was 16 and identified as a boy. The six-member jury in Westchester County Supreme Court returned the verdict Jan. 30 after a three-week civil trial involving Fox […]
U.S. Cuts Ties With World Health Organization After COVID-Era Failures
The United States has formally terminated its membership in the World Health Organization (WHO)—a sweeping break with the U.N.-affiliated body that has become politicized, unaccountable, and hostile to American interests. The decision was announced in a joint statement by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who […]
Vaccine Makers Lash Out at RFK Jr. as Sales Slide, Pfizer CEO ‘Seriously Frustrated’
Vaccine industry executives are publicly blaming U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for tanking stock prices, declining vaccine sales in the U.S. and their reluctance to invest in clinical trials for new vaccines. Asked what would need to change to move vaccine discussions forward, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla answered: “The secretary of health,” The Wall Street Journal reported […]
Federal Judge Allows American Academy of Pediatrics to Sue RFK Jr. Over Vaccine Policy Changes
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that a coalition of major medical organizations can move forward with a lawsuit challenging vaccine policy changes under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Judge Brian Murphy of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts rejected the government’s bid to dismiss the case. Murphy ruled that the plaintiffs — which […]
RFK Jr. Issues New Dietary Guidelines That Are Actually Healthy
The federal government on Wednesday unveiled a new food guide pyramid and updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans in what Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called “the most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in decades.” The guidance reverses decades of misguided nutritional advice and places whole, minimally processed foods at […]
HHS Cuts Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Brings U.S. in Line With Peer Nations
For decades, the U.S. has followed a childhood vaccination schedule unlike that of any other developed nation. While parents were assured the ever-expanding schedule was rooted in settled science, the reality was that it had been driven by industry influence and a regulatory framework that rewarded expansion rather than restraint at the expense of America’s […]
New York City’s Mamdani Takes Power as Socialism Steps Out of the Shadows
Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s newly sworn-in mayor, used his inauguration to formalize a clear break from American tradition, embracing democratic socialism as the governing framework for the nation’s largest city—shifting away from an economic system defined by private enterprise, competition, and upward mobility, and toward an ideology rooted in collectivism and state control, one […]
Viral Video Exposes Millions in Minnesota Fraud Scheme
A viral video by an independent journalist alleging widespread fraud in Minnesota’s state-funded childcare programs has sparked a national debate over accountability, tax dollars, and government oversight. The 42-minute video, posted on X by independent journalist Nick Shirley, shows visits to multiple childcare centers in Minneapolis and surrounding areas that reportedly received millions in public […]