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Trans health group fought study analyzing 'gender affirming care' for children, docs show

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BALTIMORE (TND) — A transgender health group tried to prevent researchers from publishing a study showing little evidence supporting gender transition procedures for children, according to documents acquired by Do No Harm (DNH). In 2020, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) commissioned researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland to execute “systematic reviews on the evidence supporting ‘gender affirming’ care,” DNH wrote via X. Those researchers allegedly found “little to no evidence about children and adolescents. Read More...

Dozens of roaches found inside Johnstown restaurant, forcing its closure, state says

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JOHNSTOWN — On Friday afternoon, people looking for lunch in downtown Johnstown passed by the once-popular Szechuan Restaurant and, seeing its shuttered doors and dark "open" sign, kept walking. Michele Stefanik, a passer-by, said she was surprised to hear the restaurant was shut down. "It always looked fine and it always seemed OK," she said. "Like, I never thought there would be a problem here with it being shut down." Read More...

Longtime Steelers broadcaster, player Tunch Ilkin passes away after battle with ALS

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by WJAC staff Sat, September 4th 2021 at 2:09 PMUpdated Sat, September 4th 2021 at 2:52 PM 21 Oct 1990: Offensive lineman Tunch Ilkin of the Pittsburgh Steelers looks on during a game against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. The 49ers won the game, 27-7. Mandatory Credit: Otto Greule Jr. /Allsport ncG1vNJzZmivmpawtcKNnKamZ6OlvLPA0miqrZ2VobKzv46lpqefpJ66pnnSrZyepJWnwG6u0aiYnZuRqMGmvoypo5qxlad6tcHNnJ9moZygtq95z5qqrJ2jYq64rdhmmJ%2Bslad6o63TraOeZaeewal5wKWq