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- Number of transgender children seeking treatment surges in U.S. (Komodo Health analysis) (2022)
News Report · 2022
Respaut R, Terhune C (Reuters)
Reuters/Komodo insurance-claims analysis: 121,882 children ages 6-17 diagnosed with gender dysphoria 2017-2021; at least 4,780 minors started puberty blockers and 14,726 started hormones (2017-2021); 776 mastectomies…
- NXIVM Leader Keith Raniere Sentenced to 120 Years (2020)
Government Record · 2020
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York
Justice Department, October 2020: NXIVM leader Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years after a federal jury convicted him of racketeering and sex trafficking.
- NYTD Outcomes Data Snapshot: National, FFY2020-2024
Government Record · 2024
U.S. Children's Bureau
The federal survey of former foster youth: at age 21, 16% reported homelessness and 10% reported incarceration in the survey period.
- Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation for the treatment of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptomatology: systematic review and meta-analysis (2011)
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2011
Bloch MH, Qawasmi A
Ten randomized placebo-controlled trials involving 699 children yielded a small significant benefit, with overall effect size 0.31 (95% CI 0.16–0.47). The authors expressly characterized efficacy as…
- On the Pleasures and Sorrows of Life Without Screens
Document · 2019
Cal Newport
Newport describes a 30-day break from optional technology as a prelude to a simplified digital life. Reader anecdotes are not controlled efficacy evidence. His separate NBC…
- Open Payments Program Summary (2025)
Government Record · 2025
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS's program summary for Open Payments: $13.18 billion in published industry payments across 16.16 million records, including $3.33 billion in general payments to 651,977 physicians, with…
- Optimizing for Engagement: Understanding the Use of Persuasive Technology on Internet Platforms
Transcript · 2019
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Tristan Harris, witness
Harris compared pull-to-refresh with a slot machine and discussed infinite scroll’s removal of stopping cues, social validation, autoplay, and algorithmic prediction.
- Order Largely Denying in Part Meta’s Motion to Dismiss and Granting in Part
Court Filing · 2024
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
The court granted in part and denied in part Meta’s motion. Section 230 barred specified content-presentation theories, while other theories—including certain filters, time-restriction obstacles, multiple accounts,…
- Order Modifying Prior Decision and Order, In re Facebook, Inc., Docket No. C-4365
Government Record · 2020
Federal Trade Commission
This FTC order confirms that the district court entered the Facebook stipulated order on April 23, 2020.
- Order on Meta’s Motion for Summary Judgment and AG Plaintiffs’ Cross-Motion
Court Filing · 2026
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Meta’s summary-judgment motion was denied and the AG plaintiffs’ cross-motion denied in part. The court identified material factual disputes, including COPPA compliance and alleged knowledge, rather…
- Oregon HB 2002, Enrolled (2023)
Government Record · 2023
Oregon Legislative Assembly
HB 2002 added health-insurance protections for medically necessary gender-affirming treatment and expressly did not change the age at which minors may consent. Oregon’s insurance page says…
- Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 109, ORS 109.640 (1971)
Government Record · 1971
Oregon Legislative Assembly
ORS 109.640 allows a minor aged 15 or older to consent to specified medical care without parental consent. Its history begins with 1971 chapter 381 section…
- Organization Donors and Conflicts of Interest: Investigations Broaden (2010)
Document · 2010
Psychiatric Times
CHADD’s CEO reported pharmaceutical support of 26.6%, or $1,174,626, as of June 30, 2009, and described disclosures begun in 2008 and 2009. The same article reports…
- Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community
Government Record · 2023
Office of the U.S. Surgeon General
The advisory reports widespread loneliness and discusses how technology may displace interaction, monopolize attention, reduce interaction quality, or foster connection. Its approximately six-hour digital-media figure concerns…
- Palantir Technologies Inc. Form S-1 Registration Statement
Corporate Filing · 2020
Palantir Technologies Inc.
The S-1 identifies Alexander Karp, Stephen Cohen, and Peter Thiel as founders and describes intelligence-community and government work. No occurrence of “In-Q-Tel” was located in the…
- Pasientsikkerhet for barn og unge med kjonnsinkongruens (Patient safety for children and young people with gender incongruence) – summary (2023)
Government Record · 2023
Norwegian Healthcare Investigation Board (UKOM)
Norway's UKOM (March 2023) found the knowledge base for hormonal treatment of minors insufficient and recommended puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for minors be defined…
- Past SARS-CoV-2 infection protection against re-infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2023
COVID-19 Forecasting Team
Systematic review of 65 studies from 19 countries: past infection gave strong, durable protection against severe disease, while protection against omicron BA.1 reinfection waned (45.3%, falling…
- PATH defends itself against Indian criticisms of HPV project (2013)
Document · 2013
FiercePharma
Trade-press account of PATH's response to the 72nd report, in which PATH called the committee's conclusions an inaccurate characterization and pointed to ICMR's designation of the…
- Payments to Physicians (2008)
Government Record · 2008
Senator Charles E. Grassley; Congressional Record
Grassley’s oversight record describes revised disclosures by Joseph Biederman, Thomas Spencer, and Timothy Wilens and reproduces correspondence and payment-comparison tables. It documents a senatorial investigation and…
- People of the State of California et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc., Complaint
Court Filing · 2023
Attorneys general of California and other plaintiff states
The 233-page complaint alleges that Meta maximized young users’ attention, used manipulative features, misrepresented safety, downplayed harms, and violated COPPA.
- Pfizer Inc. Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025 (2026)
Corporate Filing · 2026
Pfizer Inc.
Pfizer's latest Form 10-K reports Prevnar-family revenue of $6,494 million in 2025 ($6,411 million in 2024, $6,501 million in 2023) and Comirnaty revenue of $4,367 million…
- Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition (2018)
Government Record · 2018
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The federal guidelines recommend at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity daily for children and adolescents ages 6–17. This is a general health guideline, not…
- Pilot comparative study on the health of vaccinated and unvaccinated 6- to 12-year-old U.S. children (2017)
Document · 2017
Mawson AR, Ray BD, Bhuiyan AR, Jacob B
The study behind the flag: 666 homeschooled children in four states (261 unvaccinated, 39%), with outcomes entirely from mothers' online questionnaire responses — parent-reported, not record-verified…
- Pocket.watch Caps Year of Explosive Growth by Closing $15M Series B Investment Round with Viacom Taking Lead
Document · 2018
Pocket.watch
Pocket.watch, the company behind Ryan's World, announced a $15 million round led by Viacom in 2018. BlackRock is not among the named investors.