I wrote about gender-affirming surgery — what it means to the people that get it, its evolution as a professional specialty in the U.S., and how the incoming administration could put all of that at risk:

RT @statnews: #Breaking: The Senate passed a $4.5 trillion tax cut bill after last-minute changes to its health care provisions, as Republ….

RT @TaraBannow: Supreme Court rejects challenge to free preventive care, bolsters RFK Jr.’s power via @statnews.

“This is more important than people realize," law professor Nicole Huberfeld told me. Trans rights are "really the canary in the coal mine of how we treat people who are vulnerable minorities and whether they can get access to medical care that they need.”

Just made an update to this story. While there are obvious, devastating consequences to this ruling for trans youth in states with bans, it doesn't stop there. There could also be implications for how states regulate medical care broadly and for federal legislation.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors. Story here, will be updating:

RT @isabellacueto: A team of STAT reporters took a closer look at the new ACIP appointees. Lots of interesting deets here: .

RT @ChelseaCirruzzo: Breaking: HHS Secretary has named the eight new members to the panel that will advise the CDC on vaccine recommendatio….

today in Morning Rounds, plus the rundown on yesterday's ACIP firings, a declaration and a walk-back at NIH, and new data analysis on 988:

RT @brittanytrang: BREAKING: RFK Jr. fires ACIP, the panel responsible for advising on vaccines. This breaks a promise to Sen. Bill Cassi….

RT @bobjherman: UnitedHealth Group mistakenly sent us confidential talking points that were prepared for the company's shareholder meeting….

The MAHA report had more citations for studies that don't exist than it had mentions of eating disorders. While the Trump administration has pledged to combat chronic disease, research on EDs is being stopped & stalled. Experts say patients could suffer:

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RT @isabellacueto: We have a MAHA Commission report. Here are 4 key takeaways from the 68-page document:.

In a lawsuit filed yesterday, a group of physicians and researchers argue that the termination of more than $800 million in LGBTQ+ research funding endangers lives:

RT @isabellacueto: Yesterday, we dove into all the data on chronic disease in the US. So, what can actually make a dent in it? . Here are 3….

RT @HelenBranswell: If you are watching #FDA and how it plans to handle #Covid vaccines going forward, you should know about this political….

RT @EricBoodman: A laid-off CDC expert is offering free help to Milwaukee during its lead crisis. “As far as I know, it’s still a free coun….

In today's Morning Rounds, I wrote about a new study on the association between conversion therapy and cardiovascular health outcomes. Felt particularly timely, given the recommendations in last week's HHS report on gender dysphoria.

STAT's Lev Facher breaks down the imprecise math behind AG Pam Bondi's claim that drug busts during the first 100 days of the Trump administration have saved 119 million lives (which she later inflated to 258 million lives)

RT @statnews: #Breaking: Vinay Prasad will be the next director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, after Peter Mark….