Jessica Glenza

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Jessica Glenza

The federal health department released what it described as a “comprehensive review” of pediatric gender dysphoria – advocating for therapy instead of medical care for youth whose gender identity does not match their assigned sex. The 409-page report claimed that while the harms of such medical treatment are “sparse”, medical treatment should be avoided in favor of therapy for youth diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Jessica Glenza

Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and his department have made a series of misleading statements that alarmed vaccine experts and advocates in recent days – including that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine includes “aborted fetus debris”. Health department officials released statements saying they could alter vaccine testing and build new “surveillance systems” on Wednesday, both of which have unnerved experts who view new placebo testing as potentially unethical.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Jessica Glenza

The federal government has slashed research since Donald Trump took office – hacking away at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its grants, staff and long-held partnerships with academia. Now, some private companies said they want to pick up strands of research that might have otherwise been funded by the federal government.

2 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | Jessica Glenza

Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water despite concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from developing cavities. Florida lawmakers approved the bill Tuesday after Utah became the first state to pass a ban last month.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jessica Glenza

The Trump administration said it would investigate whether Harvard University and the student-run journal, the Harvard Law Review, violated civil rights law when editors of the prestigious journal fast-tracked consideration of an article written by someone of a racial minority. News of the investigation on Monday night came hours after a federal judge agreed to expedite Harvard University’s lawsuit challenging the administration’sfreeze of $2.3bn in federal funding.