Doctors for America

04/02/2026

Beyond HB 29 - Ohio’s next period: Anusha Singh and Nithya Duddella

Bleeding shouldn’t be a barrier — but it is. A middle schooler hesitates at an empty dispenser. An incarcerated person weighs buying food versus pads. A young woman misses school due to severe cramps, unaware her pain may signal a condition like Endometriosis. In each moment, the same quiet fear persists: Did anyone see? Is there a stain?

Full Op-Ed:
https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026/04/beyond-hb-29-ohios-next-period-anusha-singh-and-nithya-duddella.html?outputType=amp

03/31/2026

The Disappearing Data Chronology documents fundamental changes to the federal information landscape under the Trump administration, including major data losses and restorations, legal challenges to information takedowns, and threats to archival collections. The purpose of this chronology is to keep the public—including journalists, researchers, litigators, and anyone concerned about their right to know—up to date on the current state of data and archival access across the federal government.

Included on the timeline:

February 4, 2025: Doctors for America files a lawsuit against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) challenging the removal of health data from federal websites.

December 12, 2025: The OPM and HHS file a compliance report confirming that all 195 websites covered in the Doctors for America lawsuit have been restored.

View the full timeline:

About the ExhibitThe Disappearing Data Chronology documents fundamental changes to the federal information landscape under the Trump administration, including major data losses and restorations, legal challenges to information takedowns, and threats to archival collections.

03/27/2026

DFA opposes the recent ruling by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals that deems a West Virginia statute that would restrict Medicaid coverage for gender affirming surgeries as both constitutional and non-discriminatory.

Full Statement:
https://www.doctorsforamerica.org/news/statement-release-4th-circuit-court-of-appeals-ruling-on-gender-affirming-care

03/26/2026

DFA acknowledges and stands in disagreement with recent statements published by medical professional organizations that advise surgeons “delay gender-related breast/chest, ge***al, and facial surgery until a patient is at least 19 years old."

https://www.doctorsforamerica.org/news/statement-release-reaffirming-commitment-to-evidence-based-pediatric-gender-affirming-care

03/25/2026

Abortion Restrictions and the Physician Workforce Pipeline

Doctors for America strongly condemns abortion bans and criminalization of reproductive healthcare, as these policies not only restrict patient access, but are actively destabilizing the physician workforce pipeline at a national level.

https://ow.ly/4Ngz50YyFvf

03/23/2026

We are clinicians, advocates, and changemakers united by the belief that an equitable, evidence-based health system is not only possible — it is necessary.

This June, we gather in Washington, DC under the theme "Making Good Trouble" - a call to action inspired by the legacy of those who refused to accept injustice as inevitable. The DFA National Leadership Conference is where the movement comes together to learn, strategize, and organize. It is where clinicians become advocates, and advocates become leaders.

More information:
https://www.doctorsforamerica.org/national-leadership-conference

03/17/2026

This toolkit is for all healthcare professionals to use when initiating patients on opioid medications or when caring for patients already using prescription opioids. Several screening tools can be used to help practice safe opioid prescribing and identify patients who may be misusing opioids.

https://doctorsforamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/OUD-Screening-Toolkit.pdf

03/16/2026

Join Doctors for America on Monday, March 23rd for a webinar focused on the avenues available for LGBTQ+ patients to build families through reproductive endocrinology, urology, and more.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DBRVEAeSR5KsQQ3M3uTeXA

Doctors for America mobilizes physicians, trainees, and advocates to advance health equity, protect patients, and shape health policy nationwide.

03/13/2026

‘Damaging and punishing’: Birth control clinics serving millions face federal funding cliff

Clinics are pleading with Congress and HHS for answers amid “radio silence” about the imminent expiration of Title X funding.

“The repercussions for critical health care will be catastrophic. Any gap in Title X funding could result in over two million patients losing access to contraception and preventative care, worsen maternal health outcomes, and increase sexually transmitted infections. It will also risk layoffs of essential health care providers and staff who provide care for patients at thousands of Title X clinics nationwide, worsening the national maternal and reproductive health care crisis.”

Clinics are pleading with Congress and HHS for answers amid “radio silence” about the imminent expiration of Title X funding.

03/12/2026

Reproductive care conversations can be complex and personal. Our 2-hour training teaches how to approach them with openness, empathy, & compassion—building skills to listen & engage with care.

It is time to reframe conversations around abortion.

https://form.jotform.com/250055087247052

03/11/2026

Men’s Health publishes a list of CDC LGBTQ+ resources deleted under the Trump administration

"Any restriction or removal of evidence-based resources, whether explicitly named in litigation or not, raises serious concerns for patient care, and we are closely tracking developments to determine appropriate next steps.”

-President of Doctors for America, Meenakshi Bewtra, MD, MPH, PhD.

Men’s Health publishes list of deleted CDC LGBTQ+ resources after the Trump administration erased them under Executive Order 14151.

03/10/2026

FDA finds little evidence that a drug touted by Trump can help people with autism

“There is no evidence to say that leucovorin will help most people with autism, and there’s certainly no evidence to say it’s safe,” said Dr. Alycia Halladay of the Autism Science Foundation, in an interview.

https://apnews.com/article/autism-fda-drug-leucovorin-trump-kennedy-97a1b5092de76b7956f778f374189a0c