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A classic in the genre of medical disinformation. 👇 A new JAMA study uses surveys to assess regret among those who received hormones as teens. 42.5% did not return the surveys. The authors nevertheless conclude that regret was “rare,” without acknowledging the 42.5% non-response in the limitations, and their conclusion is that gender Rx should not be restricted for youth (a non-sequitur). JAMA, apparently, sees this as worthy of publication. The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) then uncritically reports the new study’s findings, also without any mention of the 42.5%. This study will almost certainly be citation laundered, cited again and again in medical literature, media coverage, and legislative hearings, until its “findings” become “well-established truth.”