Otherweb Archive - Opinion - Health

• Trump nominates Dr. Oz to head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Women’s razor brands like Gillette, Harry’s, and Jeremy’s are kowtowing to the liberal agenda
• How did a pro-abortion Democrat capture the nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services?
• Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the top offenders in the U.S. for irreversible sex change procedures for children, according to a new campaign
• Trump nominates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services
• Don’t trash the Constitution to dunk on the liberals - Washington Examiner
• As my eldest sits his final school exam, I’m grateful to the fine teachers who helped me parent him | Ranjana Srivastava
• Nearly half of Fortune 100 companies offer paid out-of-state travel for abortions
• Writers: Big business has a baby problem with working parents — especially working mothers
• La Leche League founder Marian Tompson, 94, resigned due to the inclusion of men in the organization’s mission
• Help! My Boyfriend Has Opened Our Place to a Revolving Door of Guests. I Can’t Take It Anymore.
• Is it time to adjust the dominant model of diagnosis and treatment in the NHS?
• They’re Lying About Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
• Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS head: Letters to the Editor — Nov. 19, 2024
• A growing number of Americans think it should be illegal for children to undergo transgender surgeries, a new poll shows
• It’s been seven years since I had my breasts removed. Eight years since injecting testosterone
• Women in the U.S. are flocking to the 4B movement, which rejects heterosexual marriage, sex, childbirth and dating
• Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Here’s what you need to know
• Texas is cracking down on doctors who illegally prescribe puberty blockers and hormones to minors
• They called me ‘Wormy’ in the playground. But I’ve grown to love my unusual surname | Evelyn Rose Worman
• Kathleen Sebelius warns that Robert Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead HHS could 'end up killing people'
• Texas may be next state to restrict abortion pills as “controlled substances”
• The appointment of Robert F Kennedy has horrified public health experts. Here are his three most dangerous ideas | Devi Sridhar
• Care and Feeding: How can we make sense of what’s happening in our country?
• Six of America’s largest companies have executives on the boards of hospitals that perform sex-change procedures for minors
• An Insider Describes the Medical Field
• Citizens demand investigations of hospital COVID deaths
• Trump gives us permission for healthier lives
• Paul Begala: It's easy to forget that we have an ongoing deadly battle raging against ordinary U.S. families
• I’m addicted to my phone—and my baby’s taken notice
• The myth of the population time bomb
• Can RFK Jr.. fix our dysfunctional public health agencies?
• Putting RFK Jr. in charge of health breaks the first rule of medicine
• Autism is soaring— and the ‘medicalization of misbehavior’ bears blame
• David Frum: New York Times article about 'the unspoken grief of never becoming a grandparent' gets mixed reaction
• I married my high school sweetheart at 19 and had a newborn son (Jake) at 20. He inherited his father’s spending habits. He bought three newer vehicles and a house which was more than he and Jess could afford
• Help! My Sister-in-Law Has Offered to Save the Family Thanksgiving. But Her One Condition Is Tearing the Family Apart.
• State Regulators Know Health Insurance Directories Are Full of Wrong Information. They’re Doing Little to Fix It.
• The disturbing rise of tech-bro pronatalism
• The right to die is about freedom – don’t let those who see it as a line on a spreadsheet torpedo it | Polly Toynbee
• Is the assisted dying bill doomed?
• We’ll need to fight to protect US reproductive rights. Here’s what to expect | Sophie Brickman
• Paul Offenheiser: It takes 10 years and hundreds of millions of dollars for a pharmaceutical company to bring a new drug to market. Why doesn't the FDA defer to clinicians for condition A?
• Michael Zuckerman: Drug Enforcement Administration's war on drugs has failed
• In politics, there’s more to health than insurance. Here’s how to make America healthy again
• Trump can make America healthy again with these five agenda items
• Care and Feeding: What to say to your daughter's son-in-law?
• Marian Tompson, 94, founder of La Leche League, blasts the organization for allowing trans-identifying men to attend support groups
• MPs must reject the assisted-dying bill
• Kids are more anxious. What if we gave them independence?
• NIH Gives Public University $5 Mil to Study if its Racial Equity Consciousness Institute Works - Judicial Watch
• Wes Streeting, you must have a better plan for ailing hospitals than public humiliation | Rachel Clarke
• White boys, especially straight ones, have been cast as the bad guys in the modern world, and they know it
• Reports Show Nefarious Reality Behind Canada's Suicide Program
• Deadlines may be vital, but so is procrastination. I’ll tell you why … soon | Imogen West-Knights
• The cruelty of campus cancel culture
• RFK Jr. is ready to get us off the Big Pharma/Big Ag chemical cocktail and back on track to make America healthy again
• My Twins’ Pre-K has Unconscionable Plans for the Thanksgiving Program. Uh, No Way.
• A Texas assistant principal was left blind in her eye after a student threw desks and a coat hanger at her. This is symptomatic of a disturbing pattern of violence against teachers and other students in America’s public schools
• Death, Sex & Money is now produced by Slate
• What If More Men Took on the Burden of Contraception?
• Private health insurance is a dud. That’s why a majority of Australians don’t have it | Grogonomics
• Ex-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci reportedly got $15 million in taxpayer-funded security services after he retired
• This week, Elizabeth, Lucy and Zak help a Facebook group whose toddlers are constantly at each other
• This Veterans Day should catalyze major systemic reforms - Washington Examiner
• Meera’s perception of her in-laws as the enemy was intense. So was her struggle with her own ‘ugly’ emotions | Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship
• My Husband is Terrified of Passing One of His, Um, “Small” Traits to Our Child. His Solution is Insane.
• Care and Feeding: Can someone tell me how to talk to my kids about what’s happened?
• We misspelled the French town where Samuel Paty was murdered in 2020 as Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
• NYC safe injection sites reduce OD deaths — but not in the worst neighborhoods
• Caligan picks up a stake in Verona Pharma, seeing an opportunity to generate more value
• These psychedelics could revolutionize mental health. The DEA wants to ban them.
• Alabama has a veterans controversy with national implications - Washington Examiner
• My Mom Refuses to Acknowledge a Very Traumatic Childhood Memory
• In Sweden, children under age 2 should not have any screen time. What can parents take away from this?
• Review: A 'New York Times' reporter explores psychedelic therapy
• As we accept people with myriad gender identities, society will have to accommodate the neurodiverse
• Sara Sharif died alone. We need to strengthen our communities
• I am dissatisfied with every single aspect of life
• Rachel Reeves’ Budget will stabilise the NHS – but only reform will save it
• Care and Feeding: Is there a polite way to tell people my husband is introverted?
• Chuck Schumer’s betrayal: Letters to the Editor — Nov. 7, 2024
• This week's election results are a discouraging sign for drug policy reformers
• Colorado votes to let more people provide veterinary care
• RFK Jr., Trump's would-be health czar, says he will "clear out" entire departments at the FDA
• Pro-choice abortion initiatives pass in seven out of ten states
• The world’s total fertility rate has plunged from five children per woman in 1950 to 2.25 children in 2023
• Care and Feeding: How do I get my 2-year-old to stop pulling my hair?
• Is Birth Control Really the Only Option for Hormone Imbalance?
• Voters reject marijuana legalization in North Dakota and South Dakota
• Massachusetts voters reject decriminalization of 5 natural psychedelics
• I ran my first NYC Marathon at 60 to help my students learn to handle challenges
• I’ve covered Kamala Harris for 20 years. One thing about her has never changed.
• Colleges across the country are offering stress-reducing amenities for students to deal with Election Day stress
• I Thought My Loyalty to Public Schools Would Never Die. What’s Happening to My Son Has Me Considering the Unimaginable.
• U.S. Military’s Refusal to Cover Gender Transition Surgery Violates Constitution, Obama Judge Rules - Judicial Watch
• In an era of remarkable cancer advances, getting a second opinion can help guide choices and provide valuable reassurance | Ranjana Srivastava
• Fact-free propaganda about Elon Musk's shift to the right and his use of Ozempic
• To get through this election, take an edible
• Iranian college student defies dress code, stripping off her clothes and walking in public clad in nothing but her underwear and a bra