US conservatives sue to dismantle Native Hawaiian healthcare scholarships

The activist group Do No Harm has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the US health department’s Native Hawaiian healthcare scholarship program, alleging "racial discrimination." This program provides funding for Native Hawaiian students pursuing healthcare careers and places practitioners in medically underserved communities in Hawaii. Conservative campaigners are targeting this decades-old federal initiative, designed to support these communities. The lawsuit aims to dismantle the program, potentially impacting healthcare access and educational opportunities for Native Hawaiians. Do No Harm, a Virginia-based advocacy group, states its focus is on "keeping identity politics out of medical education, research, and clinical practice."