What's behind HHS claims that gender-affirming care 'may' radicalize
Deep Dive Healthcare What's behind HHS claims that gender-affirming care 'may' radicalize September 30, 20265:00 AM ET By Lisa Hagen AFP and Bloomberg via Getty Images/Collage by Javier Palma for NPR Since announcing Robert F. The report, titled "Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology?" was not peer reviewed and its underlying data and funding have also not been made available. All are common best practices for research. (One author says its data will be released "soon.") Sponsor Message The report is the latest in a string of efforts by HHS to undermine established clinical standards of care for transgender patients.
- ▪Deep Dive Healthcare What's behind HHS claims that gender-affirming care 'may' radicalize September 30, 20265:00 AM ET By Lisa Hagen AFP and Bloomberg via Getty Images/Collage by Javier Palma for NPR Since announcing Robert F.
- ▪The report, titled "Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology?" was not peer reviewed and its underlying data and funding have also not been made available.
- ▪All are common best practices for research. (One author says its data will be released "soon.") Sponsor Message The report is the latest in a string of efforts by HHS to undermine established clinical standards of care for transgender patie
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Deep Dive Healthcare What's behind HHS claims that gender-affirming care 'may' radicalize September 30, 20265:00 AM ET By Lisa Hagen AFP and Bloomberg via Getty Images/Collage by Javier Palma for NPR Since announcing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his pick for Health and Human Services secretary last year, President Trump and Kennedy have touted their dedication to "Gold Standard Scientific Research" and making federal health agencies "beacons of Transparency." But a recent report released by the agency has left some experts with substantial doubts about its researchers' methods, its claims about its findings and its authors' political intentions.
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