Carolina Connection podcast: UNC Health adds new limits to gender-affirming care

March 17, 2026 Alice Scott and Anthony Guerra-Flores
Karen Kimel-Scott, a doctor at UNC Health’s Eastowne Medical Office Building. says gender-affirming treatments are a crucial part of health care for her transgender patients. (Alice Scott / Carolina Connection)

 

Patients can no longer receive gender affirming care at UNC Health if they’re under the age of 19. This limit exceeds North Carolina state law, which only bans these treatments for minors — or those under 18. Now, doctors and patients at the Triangle’s largest health system are adapting to the new regulation.

Carolina Connection’s Alice Scott discusses the new restrictions with host Anthony Guerra-Flores.

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