Trump's DOJ Can't Get Names and Medical Files of Trans Youth in California, for Now ^36.3%

KQED - By Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR - 6/21/2026, 9:00 PM

Negativity Bias 27.2% - Appeal to Emotion 19.7% - Confirmation Bias 16.7%

Families of transgender youth in California learned this month that their private medical records will not be sent to the Trump administration, for now. That’s after a federal judge temporarily blocked hospitals in California from producing any documents responding to criminal subpoenas from the Department of Justice. For nearly a year,... more

The Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth ^50.9%

NPR - By Selena Simmons-Duffin - 5/14/2026, 9:02 PM

Negativity Bias 21.7% - Quote-first Misdirection 15.6% - Framing Effect 14.8%

The Supreme Court decided to keep the status quo in place for medication abortion access Thursday. The high court's order means the abortion pill mifepristone will remain available via telehealth as a case brought by Louisiana against the Food and Drug Administration proceeds through the lower courts. The Supreme Court stayed a May 1... more

Teen birth rates hit another historical low in 2025, CDC says ^5.6%

NPR - By Selena Simmons-Duffin - 4/9/2026, 4:01 AM

Indoctrination 15.5% - Negativity Bias 8.5% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 6.7%

The teenage birth rate in the U.S. fell by 7% in 2025, continuing decades of decline, according to a report published Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics. "A 7% decline is really quite extraordinary," says the report's lead author, Brady Hamilton, a statistician demographer with the center, which is part of the Centers... more

Trump's push to end transgender care for young people opposed by pediatricians ^84.9%

MPR News - By Selena Simmons-Duffin - 12/20/2025, 6:04 PM

Dr. Kade Goepferd watched the Trump administration's moves on Thursday to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth with "a mix of sadness and frustration." Goepferd, who is the founder of Children's Minnesota Gender Health Program, says that for the medical community, nothing has changed about the evidence supporting... more

Trump's push to end transgender care for young people opposed by pediatricians ^88.4%

NPR - By Selena Simmons-Duffin - 12/19/2025, 10:15 PM

Dr. Kade Goepferd watched the Trump administration's moves on Thursday to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth with "a mix of sadness and frustration." Goepferd, who is the founder of Children's Minnesota Gender Health Program, says that for the medical community, nothing has changed about the evidence supporting... more

HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait ^73%

Shots - Health News (NPR) - By Selena Simmons-Duffin - 12/5/2025, 10:38 PM

Admiral Rachel L. Levine, pictured at HHS headquarters last year, led the Public Health Corps during the Biden administration. Her official portrait was changed during the government shutdown to her previous name. As you walk down a particular hallway on the seventh floor of the Humphrey Building in Washington, D.C., you'll find a line... more