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Puberty blockers: MHRA reapproves controversial trial paused over safety concerns

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By Deborah Cohen Verified
| The BMJ Verified
A controversial UK clinical trial investigating using puberty suppressing hormones in children with gender incongruence has been reapproved by regulators after revisions to its protocol. The Pathways trial, which was due to start this year, was set up after a review of gender services for children and adolescents by the paediatrician Hilary Cass in 2024.
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Bad influencers: How social media imported US-style drug advertising to the UK

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By Deborah Cohen Verified
| The BMJ Verified
Direct-to-consumer advertising of medicines is banned in the UK, but borders are porous on the internet.
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Opinion: Los Angeles parks are failing. The city's own study shows how to fix it

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By Deborah Cohen Verified, Guillermo Rodríguez Verified
| CALÓ News
Los Angeles parks are in trouble. In May, the Trust for Public Land ranked Los Angeles 93rd out of 100 major U.S. cities for parks, its lowest ranking ever and the seventh consecutive year of decline. The recently completed Los Angeles Park Needs Assessment, where we both served on its steering committee, helps explain why. The City spends just $92 per resident on parks, less than a third of what peer cities spend. One in three Angelenos lacks a park within a 10-minute walk of home.
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