BRISBANE, Queensland, March 27 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services
The Honourable Tim Nicholls
Independent lead reviewer appointed to examine paediatric gender hormone therapy
* Professor Ruth Vine has been appointed to lead an independent review of the evidence for using Stage 1 (puberty suppression) and Stage 2 (gender-affirming) hormone therapies in paediatric gender services.
* Professor Vine has served as Australia's first Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Mental Health and Victoria's Chief Psychiatrist.
* The final report of the review is due by 30 November 2025.
* Pause on children and adolescents being prescribed Stage 1 and Stage 2 hormone therapies in a...