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Research finds smartphone screen exposure may lead to earlier onset of puberty

Blue light from phones and tablets may alter hormone levels and increase the risk of early puberty in children, early research suggests. It is thought that blue light supresses the secretion of melatonin – a hormone that helps control the sleep ...

16 Sept 2022 at 08:13

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Puberty blockers: Why are they so contentious?

Puberty blockers have become a huge talking point recently. Given the intensity of the debate, Derry Now sought a wide range of opinions for a timely and considered feature on the issue. Puberty blockers are commonly prescribed, for short-term ...

18 Sept 2023 at 13:33

Scotland

Yousaf urged to provide ‘clear timeline’ for Cass Review response

A Holyrood committee has urged the First Minister to provide a “clear timeline” for a Scottish response to the Cass Review into children’s gender services in England. It said this would reassure children, young people, parents/carers and ...

19 Apr 2024 at 15:06

Scotland

Government ‘won’t waver’ in gender health commitment amid puberty blocker pause

The Scottish Government will “not waver” in its commitment to improving gender identity healthcare for young people despite a pause on prescribing puberty blockers for new patients, a minister has said. Public health minister Jenni ...

23 Apr 2024 at 15:47

Children will not be prescribed puberty blockers, NHS says

Children will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, NHS England has confirmed. The Government said it welcomed the “landmark decision”, adding it would help ensure care is based on evidence and is in ...

12 Mar 2024 at 19:34

I would give JK Rowling a peerage for gender stance, says Kemi Badenoch

Conservative Party leadership frontrunner Kemi Badenoch has said she would offer JK Rowling a peerage after pushing for the author of the controversial Cass Review of NHS gender identity services to enter the House of Lords. In ...

17 Oct 2024 at 11:19

Charities should follow Cass Review recommendations, says watchdog

Charities should follow the Cass Review findings and ensure they keep up to date with any future changes to guidance or legislation, the sector’s watchdog has said. The Charity Commission made a statement on wider issues as it ...

24 Oct 2024 at 02:05

Puberty blocker pause not fuelled by ideology, says top doctor

Scotland’s pause on puberty blockers was not driven by ideology, the country’s top doctor has said. Earlier this year, the decision was taken to pause the prescription of puberty blockers to young trans people following the ...

29 Oct 2024 at 12:36

Streeting ‘genuinely sorry’ for ‘fear and anxiety’ caused by puberty blocker ban

Wes Streeting has said he is “genuinely sorry” for the “fear and anxiety” felt by the transgender community following the ban on puberty blockers. It comes as the Health Secretary was met with anti-privatisation and ...

09 Apr 2025 at 13:03

Study of age of puberty in girls suggests links with weight gain

Genes may indirectly influence how old girls are when they have their first period by speeding up weight gain in childhood – a known risk factor for early puberty, researchers have found. Other genes can directly ...

01 Jul 2024 at 10:16

Labour Government may make puberty blocker ban permanent, High Court told

The Government is considering making an emergency ban on puberty blockers permanent subject to the outcome of a legal challenge, the High Court has been told. Campaign group TransActual, and a young person who ...

12 Jul 2024 at 18:12

Ex-health secretary ‘overruled officials’ with puberty blockers ban, court told

The former health secretary overruled officials and acted on her “personal views” of a review into gender services when she used emergency legislation to ban puberty blockers, the High Court has been told. ...

12 Jul 2024 at 12:48

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