Economist- Research into trans medicine has been manipulated
United States | Marking their own homework Research into trans medicine has been manipulated Court documents offer a window into how this happens Illustration: Nathalie Lees Jun 27th 2024 | NEW YORK Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android . I N APRIL HILARY CASS , a British paediatrician, published her review of gender-identity services for children and young people, commissioned by NHS England. It cast doubt on the evidence base for youth gender medicine. This prompted the World Professional Association for Transgender Health ( WPATH ), the leading professional organisation for the doctors and practitioners who provide services to trans people, to release a blistering rejoinder. WPATH said that its own guidelines were sturdier, in part because they were “based on far more systematic reviews”. Systematic reviews should evaluate the evidence for a given medical question in a careful, rigorous manner. Such eff...
