NYU Langone Health ordered to resume its Transgender Youth Health Program
New York Attorney General Letitia James' office has ordered NYU Langone Health to resume its Transgender Youth Health Program.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James' office has ordered NYU Langone Health to resume its Transgender Youth Health Program.
In a letter sent last week to the hospital's lawyers, the AG's office said the move goes against New York state's discrimination laws.
NYU Langone announced Tuesday it is discontinuing its Transgender Youth Health Program. The move comes in the wake of President Trump's Jan. 2025 executive order banning gender-affirming health care.
NYU Langone announced Tuesday it is discontinuing its Transgender Youth Health Program, leaving families frustrated and advocates fighting back. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
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Heights University Hospital, formerly known as Christ Hospital, shuttered its emergency room Saturday night.
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Police sources said the suspect approached the woman from behind and stabbed her in the arm and back.
