The Association of American Medical Colleges ( AAMC ) moved to restrict and remove information from its website after a report revealed its full-throated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.

The AAMC facilitates much of medical education in the United States and administers the MCAT , the test students take to get into medical school.

Do No Harm, committed to de-politicizing medicine, published an exhaustive report detailing how the AAMc wielded its influence and prestige to push leftist policies.

I was 16 when my stepmother and baby half -brother were killed in a car accident.

My stepsisters have accused my family of abandoning them after the deaths.

My dad was in a dark place and went no contact with everyone, even me, after the funerals.

I am struggling with guilt and resentment about being made feel guilty.

Your child isn’t too young for a conversation about the complicated nature of rules.

It’s okay to acknowledge that some rules seem unfair, or that at times, rules can make us upset.

Apologize profusely for making them late, if you haven't, and do your absolute best to avoid that next time.

One year ago , almost to the day , I used this column as a “post-wedding dispatch” to offer some (very) preliminary thoughts on marriage.

This column was published seven days after my wife gave birth to our first child, a beautiful baby girl.

There is really nothing that can prepare someone for first -time parenthood.

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Elton John said in an interview with Time Magazine that legalization of marijuana is a societal error.

John 's epiphany on marijuana represents the circle of life of marijuana legalization proponents.

Studies have found that the regular use of marijuana has been linked to many harmful health conditions.

Polluting the body with marijuana leads to many dangerous health matters that could otherwise be avoided.

Luigi Mangione is suspected of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson .

Frida Ghitis : It's clear that Mangione has a beef with our healthcare system.

She says the problems with American health care are complex and not easily pinned on one source (insurers) Ghitis says government is no panacea; government isn't a panacea.

Anthony Olson was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood disorder that’s often described as pre-leukemia.

Olson dropped out of college, moved back in with his parents and began chemo regimen.

Olson endured this for nine years ; he said he trusted that he was doing what was best for him.

Court records show Weiner may have received inappropriate, harmful or unnecessary treatments.

Dr. Tom Weiner ordered two bone marrow biopsies in 2011 that showed signs of MDS , which researchers have found is commonly misdiagnosed.

Weiner shared the negative biopsy result with Anthony Olson but told him to ignore it; all it proved was that the regimen was working.

Weiner was a powerful figure within St. Peter’s and in Helena , Montana , court records show.

Dr. Weiner misdiagnosed and improperly treated Dr. John Sutter in Helena , Montana , for years .

After Weiner was gone, Olson received another biopsy, which came back negative.

Olson sued St. Peter’s for malpractice; the hospital settled and paid an undisclosed amount.

The Commonwealth Fund published the results of its biannual survey on the state of health insurance coverage in the U.S. The Affordable Care Act has cut the number of uninsured Americans in half , to 26 million last year , or roughly 1 in 12 people.

David Gergen : It's hard to look at these six charts and not conclude that something is rotten in Washington and on Wall Street.

He says even being insured (and not underinsured) doesn't leave you in the clear.

The Biden administration has missed a critical opportunity to illuminate how abortion bans are interfering with maternal health care, leading to deaths and irreversible injuries.

The CDC has not pushed state committees that review maternal deaths to examine the role these new laws have played.

The agency has issued no guidance to address the recent rollback of reproductive rights or to direct committees to consider abortion bans.

ProPublica: Abortion bans are driving an increase in maternal mortality in states that ban abortion.

There is no way to determine from publicly available data if abortion restrictions contributed to a particular death.

The CDC has not created a checkbox to track deaths related to abortion access.

A spokesperson for the Biden administration says the administration has fulfilled the order.

There is little chance a Republican administration will try to collect data that helps shed light on the impact of abortion bans.

President-elect Donald Trump named Ed Martin , a prominent anti-abortion activist, to be the chief of staff for his Office of Management and Budget .

The conservative blueprint for reshaping the federal government recommends that the agency require all states to report detailed data on abortions, miscarriages and stillbirths.

Law on Supporting the Family Through the Promotion of the Culture of Chastity and Hijab may be enacted as soon as this weekend .

The law would impose severe restrictions on women’s public attire as well as penalties for anyone including cabdrivers and restaurant owners seen to be abetting violations of its provisions.

Narges Mohammadi , awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year , is due back in prison a few days later .

Husband " Shane " refuses to wash his hands after using the bathroom.

His kids have also begun skipping hand washing after using bathroom as well.

Shane knows that he should wash hands, but they still try to skirt around it.

Give him an ultimatum to get it together and wash his damn hands.

One of her best friends is Brenda , a woman who is her same age, speaks her first language.

Brenda has opinions that make my stomach churn: She doesn't believe in abortion, opposes transgender rights, thinks there shouldn’t be gay books in schools.

I fear that some of Brenda 's ideas will rub off on my mother.

How can I talk to my mother about my worries? I assume that she is already aware of Brenda ’s opinions.

My daughter hates how the girls act but has zero authority over them, and their brother never acts when they behave badly.

I am sympathetic— Rick has taken on too much, and his sisters have real needs.