Thursday, September 11, 2025

US Department of Health & Human Services Roadmap for Children’s Health (overmedicalization)

Overmedicalization is generally a great concern no matter what the age of the individual. When it comes to children it is even more disturbing, if not alarming!

E.g. to give children hormone/puberty blockers, because of a so called "gender dysphoria" diagnosis could be a serious case of medical malpractice depending on the circumstances of the case. Are some doctors too fast doing this? Absolutely!

"The Trump administration released its long-anticipated report yesterday to “Make Our Children Healthy Again,” aimed at addressing a rise in chronic diseases in children—a trend Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. describes as “an existential crisis for our country,” ...

Overmedicalization: The report also points to “a concerning trend of overprescribing medications to children” ... "

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