Vanderbilt Medical Center Under Federal Scrutiny After Trans Patient Records Release
A civil rights investigation is probing why the medical center released unredacted and sensitive medical records to the Republican attorney general.
August 16, 2023
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Tennessee Attorney General Obtains Confidential Medical Records of Trans Patients
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Tucker Carlson Says Hospitals Should Expect Threats Over Trans Care
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Dolly Parton Receives Moderna Shot, Sings 'Jolene' Spoof 'Vaccine'
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GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn Attacks Trans People, Joe Biden
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Gay Rights Groups Launch Hospital Rating System
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13 Times Tucker Carlson Should Have Been Fired
Fox News wouldn’t even let him say goodbye.
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Meet the Inspiring 2014 Point Foundation Scholars
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3 Dead and 1 Injured Outside Gay Bar in Chicago Hit-and-Run Incident
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The Crime of Being Positive
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Meet the Point Foundation’s Class of 2017
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A Day in Gay America Shows Another Day at the Office
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