Ohio lawmakers debated a bill on Wednesday that would grant protections to parents who reject their trans children. HB 639 (“The Affirming Families First Act”) was introduced by Reps. Joshua Williams ...

MEDIA RELEASE__Rev. Phil Yoder, lead pastor of First Mennonite Church in Bluffton, will present the Spiritual Life Week Forum, “Abiding in Alienation,” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24, in Yoder ...

Jeffrey Toobin had a remarkable column in the New York Times, titled "The Plan for a Radically Different Supreme Court Is Here." What is that plan? Read the article from top to bottom, and you won't ...

Veronica was born in California into a family with roots in Mexico. She flies the American flag outside her home on national holidays, and proudly belts out “The Star-Spangled Banner” with her hand ...

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The country’s largest professional organization for plastic surgeons recommended that gender-affirming surgery be delayed until patients turn 19, changing its stance on the politically charged issue.

The A.M.A.’s announcement followed a similar recommendation from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Other medical groups argued for a more personalized approach. By Andrew Jacobs For the first ...

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) on Tuesday published a position statement recommending that surgeons delay “gender-related breast/chest, genital, and facial surgery” until a patient is ...

A neighborhood in Ogden, Utah, full of immaculately groomed yards, trimmed hedges and vibrant flower gardens conjured up images of the ultimate American Dream in the 1980s. But hiding beneath the veil ...

In a major development, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a medical association representing some 11,000 members and over 90 percent of the field in the U.S. and Canada, has come out ...

Daniel Payne reports on how the health industry and Washington influence and impact each other. He joined STAT in 2025 after covering health care at POLITICO. You can reach Daniel on Signal at danielp ...

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has issued a broad recommendation against gender transition surgeries for youths, becoming the first major medical association in the United States to narrow ...