Why the quest to eradicate polio has stumbled; the challenges of running trials on gender-affirming care

The latest goal for the end of polio transmission will almost certainly not be met, according to a frank and concerning new report.

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RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP via Getty Images Polio transmission was supposed to end by 2023. A new report explains why it won't. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative had set 2023 as the year when both wild polio viruses and vaccine-derived viruses would finally end. By Helen Branswell Randomized controlled trials are the 'gold standard' of research — but a difficult fit for trans care Trans health experts say it's time to rethink demands for further research in order to justify the provision of gender-affirming care. By Theresa Gaffney Opinion: How the Wegovy shortage is making life impossible for my patients — and for me As an endocrinologist treating metabolic diseases, I feel the Wegovy shortage forces me to literally weigh one patient against another. By Jody Dushay Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Opinion: The morally ground-shifting legacy of Ian Wilmut and Dolly the sheep Ian Wilmut, the scientist behind the first-ever cloning of a mammal, sparked a ground-shifting approach to public engagement and science. By Gregory E. Kaebnick

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