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A review of 60 studies of the mental health of transgender-identifying youth found that “there is no long-term evidence that current ‘gender affirming’ medication and surgical protocols benefit their mental well-being,” according to a group representing pediatricians.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 1:00 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On Monday, anti-Israel activists led their crowd to demonstrate in front of one of the most famous cancer centers in the world, the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 @ 10:35 pm
By: Daily Wire
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RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first pediatric flu-related death for the 2023-2024 flu season.
Published: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 9:56 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Young girl was "unfortunate victim of a collection of actors who prioritized politics and ideology over children’s safety," lawsuit states
Published: Thursday, November 9th, 2023 @ 9:48 am
By: Daily Wire
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The American College of Pediatricians launched a new “biological integrity” initiative this week with the goal of exposing the dangers of transgender procedures on children.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 11:43 am
By: Daily Wire
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Interventions can include puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and double mastectomies.
Published: Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 @ 12:42 pm
By: Daily Wire
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"We're done playing this game."
Published: Saturday, July 8th, 2023 @ 12:21 am
By: Daily Wire
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Inaugural dental collaborative cohort earns key takeaways in caring for young patients
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 10:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The U.K.’s largest pediatric gender clinic has been accused in a new book of medicalizing teens with comorbidities, including more than a third of patients who showed signs of “moderate to severe” autism.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 11:28 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The American Academy of Pediatrics has announced new recommendations for treating childhood strep throat using puberty blockers.
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2023 @ 9:26 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published new guidelines on Monday highlighting that childhood obesity can sometimes be addressed with medication and surgery.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 9:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first pediatric death from flu for the 2022-2023 flu season
Published: Saturday, November 5th, 2022 @ 8:32 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee has called for an investigation of the Pediatric Transgender Clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) after shocking videos posted by Matt Walsh detailed a doctor’s promotion of “big money maker” transgender surgeries.
Published: Friday, September 23rd, 2022 @ 7:26 pm
By: Daily Wire
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AAP president issues response
Published: Saturday, September 3rd, 2022 @ 9:35 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Documents just being revealed show that American pediatricians have slammed the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for pushing puberty-blocking drugs for teens who claim they are a different gender.
Published: Sunday, August 21st, 2022 @ 2:54 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Annual fundraising event raises $16K for local pediatric cancer patients
Published: Saturday, April 16th, 2022 @ 8:28 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. toured Chapel Hill Pediatrics and Adolescents, P.A. in Orange County to see their operations to vaccinate children ages 5-11.
Published: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 @ 4:02 am
By: Governor's Office
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ECU’s camps for children living with health challenges reopen
Published: Friday, September 3rd, 2021 @ 11:10 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Annual fundraiser raises more than $13K for local pediatric cancer patients
Published: Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 @ 4:54 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first COVID-19-associated pediatric death in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, June 6th, 2020 @ 6:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Blue Cross Blue Shield N.C. elected Dr. Tunde Sotunde as its president and CEO, starting June 1.
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 @ 6:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Obstetricians and pediatricians from across North Carolina shared with Governor Roy Cooper and Secretary Mandy Cohen of the Department of Health and Human Services the urgency to close the health care coverage gap in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 5:56 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The mom of five boys and a pediatrician for over thirty years, Dr. Joan Perry announced her campaign for the special election in North Carolina's Third Congressional District.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 11:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Medical Center (VMC) has been re-verified with the highest status as a Level I adult trauma center and for the first time, verified as a Level II pediatric trauma center by the Verification Review Committee (VRC), an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2017 @ 2:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Right after breakfast on the final day of Camp Needles in the Pines, the director led 75 young campers in a rousing rendition of the camp song, complete with hand motions and foot stomping.
Published: Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 @ 5:22 am
By: ECU News Services
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An East Carolina University pediatric surgeon has been named an outstanding medical leader by the international Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 @ 5:55 am
By: ECU News Services
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Throughout the month of March, in recognition of National Nutrition Month, the East Carolina University Pediatric Healthy Weight Research and Treatment Center and Pitt Partners for Health are offering free grocery store tours aimed at teaching community members how to eat healthy on a limited...
Published: Monday, March 16th, 2015 @ 2:28 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Growing up on a military base, Jessica Ford witnessed the physical and psychological effects of war on her community.
Published: Tuesday, December 16th, 2014 @ 10:39 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Due to increasing numbers of respiratory viruses including the flu, Vidant Health is once again limiting visitation for children under 12 years of age in pediatric areas of our hospitals beginning Nov. 17.
Published: Friday, November 14th, 2014 @ 8:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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For tired teens, it's a dream come true: Slapping the snooze button has lost its stigma. Once the luxury of the lazy loll-about, those extra minutes of morning ZZZ's are just what the doctor ordered. Alarmed by an "epidemic" of sleep-deprived adolescents, the nation's pediatricians are urging...
Published: Monday, October 6th, 2014 @ 8:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Five-year-old Christian McLawhorn won't stop talking. And his mother Sharon is thrilled about it. When Christian was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder two years ago, he was almost entirely nonverbal. "He would just repeat the last word that was said to him," she said.
Published: Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 @ 8:58 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Vidant Pediatrics - Edenton has earned the prestigious recognition of being added to the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home 2011 Program, an innovative program for improving primary care.
Published: Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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