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Kristin Lam USA TODAY Published 6:31 AM EST Dec 11, 2018 LOS ANGELES – Grayson Russo desperately needs a surgery similar to a double mastectomy. Although someone with a breast tumor is able to promptly schedule such a surgery, Russo fought more than three years simply for approval. That's because Russo experiences gender dysphoria, a discomfort or distress caused by a discrepancy between a person’s gender identity and sex assigned at birth. Their exhausting battle is not atypical for transgender people, who account for about 1.4 million American adults, according to a 2016 report by a UCLA think tank, and that's despite organizations such as the American Medical Association recognizing treatment for gender dysphoria as medically necessary.  From routine check-ups and emergency room visits to medical and mental health services for gender dysphoria, transgender people face barriers to accessing health care. Experts and … [Read more...] about Transgender health care: Patients, advocates call for improvements

John Fauber and Matt Wynn USA TODAY NETWORK Published 8:15 AM EST Nov 30, 2018 In Louisiana, Larry Mitchell Isaacs gave up his medical license in the face of discipline after he removed an allegedly healthy kidney during what was supposed to be colon surgery. In California, he mistakenly removed a woman’s fallopian tube. According to medical board records, he thought it was her appendix — which already was gone. More surgeries on the woman followed, including one in which he allegedly left her intestine unconnected.  Facing state sanctions, he surrendered his license there, too. In New York, where regulators were moving to take action based on his California problems, he also agreed to give up his license. But in Ohio, he has found a home. There, his medical license remains unblemished, allowing Isaacs to work at an urgent care clinic in the Cincinnati area.  Surrendering a license is often done in the face of overwhelming evidence of unprofessional … [Read more...] about Medical board license failures: Doctors can easily move among states

WITH jet-black hair as long as her list of exonerations, top criminal lawyer Kathleen Zellner has spoken out against ‘bad cops’, brands inmates ‘freaks and monsters’, and happily taunts her opposition on social media. Now, the feisty lawyer has set her sights on freeing Steven Avery – one of the most talked about convicted murderers in the world - and the man at the centre of Netflix’s Making a Murderer. Steven was convicted of the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach in 2007 - and when we last saw him in the finale of series one in December 2015, he was sentenced to life imprisonment with no parole. Thankfully, the release date of the eagerly-anticipated second series was announced yesterday as October 19th. It will shine a light on what happened post-trial, and lawyer Kathleen will be at the forefront of fighting for justice for Steven, whom she believes has been wrongly accused. Kathleen claims she has an "air-tight" alibi for Steven on the night … [Read more...] about Making a Murderer 2: Meet the fierce leather-clad lawyer who could set Steven Avery free with her ‘air-tight’ alibi

John Fauber and Matt Wynn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and USA TODAY NETWORK Published 8:46 p.m. UTC Aug 16, 2018 In the fight against cancer, you won’t find a mixture known as Allesgen on the long list of drugs approved as safe and effective by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  But a doctor in California has been peddling his own $1,800-a-month “cure” to desperate patients for years. Despite four years of warnings from the FDA, a patient lawsuit, scathing online reviews and a raid by federal agents, the California medical board has not taken action.  Benedict Liao is one of 73 doctors around the country with active medical licenses who got FDA warning letters over a five-year period alleging serious problems.  Only one was disciplined by his state medical board, an investigation by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and MedPage Today found.  The warning letters, which get scant public attention, are sent after FDA officials conduct … [Read more...] about FDA warning letters to doctors flag serious problems, but state medical boards do nothing