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We need to reassess: The evolution of one gender care doctor
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1565+ words) She was one of the first doctors in Canada to provide hormones to trans-identifying youth. She now believes most kids should not be medicalized "We have to constantly be reassessing what we're doing, what we're treating, based on new evidence…...
Bad Practice: Dozens of doctors jump borders to leave troubling pasts behind
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1633+ words) More than 100 doctors banned from practising medicine in one jurisdiction and now licensed to practise elsewhere, are 'tip of the iceberg,' major investigation finds In 2018, family physician Ken Shafquat Intikhab Abrahim was reprimanded by Florida's medical board and banned from…...
Psychosurgery is back. But these are not the ice-pick-through-the-eye-socket lobotomies of the past
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (1691+ words) No opening of the cranium, no cutting into the brain, no blood. Today's precise psychosurgery presents options for patients with treatment-resistant disorders Two barely-there lines above the outer edges of her eyebrows mark where surgeons screwed a halo apparatus to…...
'Like, just a really logical decision.' Why Gen Zs are freezing their eggs and sharing their stories
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (1781+ words) Egg freezing is increasingly being seen as a way to align peak fertility years with life aspirations: To have it all The first time Shania Bhopa considered freezing her eggs was over dessert during Christmas Day dinner with her family…...