Vance on ACA, diagnosing myopia, and fallout from a retracted study
In a story today from STAT’s Anil Oza, I learned that researcher and physician Alex…
Category: LGBTQ+
Year-long fallout over retracted trans youth paper highlights new research era
Last year, a Springer Nature journal published a study surveying 1,700 parents of adolescents and…
Study of gender-affirming care reveals immune system sex differences
Researchers have long known that, in general, women are more susceptible to autoimmune disorders than…
Glucose monitors, mpox vaccine inequity and effects of LGBTQ+ restrictions
STAT’s coverage of chronic health issues is supported by a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Our financial…
More than 70 babies have been born from uterus transplants: ‘It’s a complete new world’
The first modern attempt at transferring a uterus from one human to another occurred at…
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Trump’s real health care agenda isn’t in Project 2025 — it’s in his own words
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump has made it abundantly clear that nobody else speaks for…
Morning Rounds: Inside the making of the first malaria vaccine
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There’s more data for trans people with HIV than any other disease — but it’s still flawed
Transgender people are at higher-than-average risk of contracting HIV. And yet, when epidemiologist Diana Tordoff…
Dating app Grindr hires Tom Daschle’s firm to lobby on HIV prevention, IVF
WASHINGTON — LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr is tapping into the Washington lobbying world amid legislative…
Trump rallies his base on bolstering health care, avoiding thorny questions about health rights
WASHINGTON — In a far-ranging, free-wheeling 90-minute acceptance speech for the Republican nomination to the…
Trump’s 2024 platform abandons calls to cut Medicare, broadly restrict abortion
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump says he “will not cut one penny” from Medicare and…
The Supreme Court will consider state bans on gender-affirming care for minors
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to…
Opinion: The grim reality of relocating to get access to gender-affirming care
In my work as a pediatric psychologist, I’ve been seeing a surge in the number…
Opinion: Banning teens from social media won’t help their mental health. Here’s what might
Since the U.S. surgeon general’s 2023 advisory on social media and teen mental health, public…
Experts say leaked messages present false link between gender-affirming care and cancer
Hundreds of messages from an internal chat board for an international group of transgender health…
Opinion: Missing data is making it difficult for the pharmaceutical industry to help LGBTQ+ people
Lack of health data on LGBTQ+ people has real-world consequences. A participant in a 2020…
A call to add sexual orientation and gender identity data to electronic health records
There are more openly LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. than ever, but little is known…
Transgender women’s higher risk for HIV is influenced by discrimination, CDC finds
Transgender women, in particular those belonging to marginalized racial and ethnic groups, have disproportionately high…
Violet CEO on measuring clinician inclusiveness: ‘It’s almost like a credit score’
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Gaurang Choksi is the founder and CEO of Violet, a health equity…
A nonprofit group is pushing to get estrogen FDA approved for gender-affirming care
Hormone replacement therapies have long been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use…
Health disparities drive everything from school absenteeism to loneliness, say experts
When Jason Farley was growing up in rural Alabama as a young gay man, he…
The official definition of infertility now includes LGBTQ+ and single people
Infertility has a new definition in the U.S. — one that could make a big…
Physicians say transgender sports bans are a health issue
Almost half of U.S. states have banned or restricted trans youths’ access to gender-affirming puberty…
Randomized controlled trials are the ‘gold standard’ of research — but a difficult fit for trans care
In order to provide gender-affirming care, clinicians must sometimes jump through unusual hoops. In Australia,…
What a review of gender-affirming care research by a top pediatrics group actually means
When the American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming care earlier this month,…
Gender-affirming surgeries tripled in the U.S. between 2016-2019, study finds
The number of gender-affirming surgeries taking place in the U.S. nearly tripled between 2016 and…
Opinion: How to take care of trans patients in hospice
In the United States, more than 1.6 million people identify as transgender. Of these, more…
Pediatricians’ group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care while planning research review
The American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming medical care for transgender children…
Primary care physicians are learning how to fill the gaps in gender-affirming medicine
Harrison has an informal test that he runs on primary care physicians when he meets…
Lawmakers circle parents’ rights in gender-affirming care hearing
WASHINGTON — Republicans on Thursday sought to turn around transgender advocates’ arguments that gender-affirming care…
New research underscores benefits of gender-affirming hormones, rebutting anti-trans claims
Anti-trans legislation and rhetoric frequently suggest that taking gender-affirming hormones is a big health risk….
Opinion: The court system is not ready for child custody disputes over gender-affirming care
The fight over how doctors should treat transgender children is threatening to tear apart an…
Studies show top surgery is safe for fat patients, but some surgeons still mandate weight loss
Vince Wescott was ready for top surgery. He had the cash saved up, he’d gotten…
Texas wants to wean trans youth off meds in a ‘safe and medically appropriate’ way. Doctors say that’s impossible
In a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation, 19 U.S. states thus far have banned at least…
Survey: Anti-LGBTQ legislation takes alarming mental-health toll on queer youth
Across the U.S., anti-LGBTQ legislation — and especially anti-trans legislation — is limiting queer youth’s…
Trans health care, already under attack, faces new obstacle with end of Covid public health emergency
As states across the U.S. introduce anti-trans legislation, transgender and nonbinary people face increasing restrictions…
Republicans press Becerra on gender-affirming care, reproductive rights
WASHINGTON — Republicans hammered the health secretary in hearings Tuesday, previewing a line of health-…
As states ban gender-affirming care, Minnesota aims to be a refuge for trans youth
Across the U.S., lawmakers are pushing for restrictions on transgender youth’s right to gender-affirming care…
Study of trans men suggests that androgen hormone therapy can lower breast cancer risk
When transgender men transition, their risk for breast cancer tends to plummet and look more…
FDA eases rules again for gay men seeking to donate blood
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is moving to ease restrictions on blood donations from gay…
Mental health benefits of gender-affirming hormones for teens persist for two years in new study
Trans and nonbinary teenagers who receive gender-affirming hormones experience less depression and anxiety and more…
Opinion: Better information on sexual orientation and gender identity is needed to improve LGBTQ+ health
Over the past three years, many Americans learned more about epidemiology than they ever knew…
‘Our community is supported at the highest levels’: Adm. Rachel Levine on gender-affirming care
BOSTON — As the health and safety of trans and queer youth are jeopardized across…
Opinion: Will there be a Supreme assault on public health?
In just seven days last June, the U.S. Supreme Court set back public health by…
Harassment prompts children’s hospitals to strip websites, threatening access to gender-affirming care
Children’s hospitals that have been targeted on social media for providing gender-affirming care — and…