Over the past few days, it has come to light that another pair of prominent hospitals have decided to cease offering gender-supportive treatment to youth. Children’s National Hospital situated in the heart of D.C. has suspended all related services, while Chicago’s Rush Medical Center will no longer accept minors under the age of 18 as new patients for these treatments.
With only a single year in her role as the president of the University of Minnesota, Rebecca Cunningham seems to have been relying heavily on her prior experience in emergency medicine. The university has faced several challenges, including cancelled grants, the arrest of an international student, and stagnant support from the state.
Cunningham has put forward a financial plan amounting to $5.1 billion for the University, which has been accepted by the board. Despite this influx of capital, the institution has not been able to avoid layoffs, pointing to significant financial duress.
Detailed in a recent announcement by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. has decided to turn down modifications proposed in the past year by WHO members to the International Health Regulations of the organization. Kennedy Jr. maintained that the proposed changes would confer ‘unprecedented power’ to the WHO, potentially facilitating ‘global medical surveillance of every human being.’
A press statement released by HHS emphasized that the U.S. is still obligated to adhere to the modified IHR, despite its decision to withdraw from the WHO. This presents new questions about the relationship between the U.S. and this global health organization in light of recent events.
Last Friday saw a surprising legislative move by Congressional Republicans, as they approved a bill to recover previously allocated funds from this financial year. This resulted in significant reductions in allocations to foreign aid and public broadcasting. Foreign aid and public broadcasting bear the brunt of these reductions.
Joy Lisi Rankin’s timeline regarding her mother’s battle with breast cancer is somewhat uncertain. Rankin’s mother disclosed her diagnosis to her family in 2002 and succumbed to the disease five years later, in 2007. One thing Rankin knows for sure is that her mother opted against seeking treatment for her condition.
Over the final year of her life, health practitioners routinely questioned her decision to forgo cancer treatment. Rankin argues that such critical attitudes deprived her mother of the necessary preparation for forthcoming bodily changes as a result of her terminal illness. This raises important questions about patient autonomy and the role of health care providers in supporting life choices.
A recent survey with a sample size of 100,000 individuals aged between 18 and 24 suggested negative effects on mental health associated with smartphone ownership prior to the age of 13. The study, published in the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, identified strong two-way connections between early smartphone usage and problems such as detachment from reality, aggressive behavior, hallucinatory experiences, and suicidal ideation.
The research was conducted under the Global Mind Project, a vast initiative collecting mental health assessment scores of over two million people across the world. The study identified a few key factors which intensified the relationship between early smartphone possession and mental health issues. These include early exposure to social media, experiences of online harassment, and various real-life complications such as poor family relationships and sleep disruption.
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