Reality Check is a Herald series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a suggestion for a future story? Email our journalists at tips@miamiherald.com. When the University of Miami medical school heralded the hiring of its new chief of cardiothoracic surgery in 2019, it noted the vast number […]
Kristin Cavallari is getting candid about the cosmetic procedures she’s had − and experts say more celebrities should follow her example. During Tuesday’s episode of her podcast “Let’s be Honest with Kristin Cavallari,” the “Very Cavallari” star, 37, spoke with Dr. Jacob Unger, founder of Nashville Plastic Surgery Institute, about cosmetic procedures. During their conversation, […]
The Ohio Senate passed legislation last week that prohibits physicians from performing gender reassignment surgeries and prescribing puberty blockers to minors. The bill also requires all Ohio schools to only allow athletic teams by sex. House Bill 68 was originally passed in the House 65-28, and passed in the Senate 24-8. Gov. Mike DeWine, a […]
A blood center that serves hospitals in Georgia is recommending they hold off on elective surgeries for a few days because they are critically low on blood supplies. Blood Assurance is a nonprofit regional blood center that serves counties in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee. They are recommending that the hospitals they serve […]
With only one meeting under its belt in 2024, the El Paso City Council is wasting little time tackling hot-button issues from the dais. The work session scheduled for Tuesday and the regular meeting the next day will also be the last for West-Central city Rep. Alexsandra Annello, who will be replaced in about a […]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued an executive order Friday that will ban all gender-affirming surgeries for minors. The Republican also announced new administrative rules for transgender youth and adults seeking care in the state. DeWine’s order comes a week after he vetoed House Bill 68, which would have banned all gender-affirming care for minors, including […]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Maya Regev lay badly wounded in a nondescript house in Gaza, her leg mangled from a gunshot, under orders not to make a sound. The 21-year-old begged her captors to let her younger brother Itay, who was being held in a room nearby, join her while the bandages on her leg […]