Kentucky Senate Bill 150 would require doctors to discontinue gender-affirming hormone therapy for trans patients under 18 years old. Three doctors say that could endanger the kids’ mental health.
Kentucky Senate Bill 150 would require doctors to discontinue gender-affirming hormone therapy for trans patients under 18 years old. Three doctors say that could endanger the kids’ mental health.
Several University of Louisville researchers, innovators and healers have been recognized by Louisville Business First as 2022 Health Care Heroes. The awards honor "those who have made an impact on health care in our community through their concern for patients, research, innovation, management skills and being on the frontlines fighting the Covid-19 pandemic," according to the publication. The UofL honorees are: Front-Line Hero: Andrew Odom, emergency room charge nurse with UofL Hospital. Health Entrepreneur: Mahendra Sunkara, director of UofL's Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research and professor of chemical engineering, who worked to develop, commercialize and produce reusable N95-style masks during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Equity Champions: Suzanne Kingery, director of the UofL Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program; and Keith Miller, a trauma surgeon with UofL Health. Health Innovator: Mark Slaughter and Siddharth Pahwa (dual award), cardio