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Released: 25-Nov-2019 3:35 PM EST
Study reframes the history of LGBT mental health care
Cornell University

New research reveals that community-based clinics and clinicians play an essential role in reshaping both mental health care for LGBT people and broader attitudes about sexuality and gender.

Released: 20-Nov-2019 3:50 PM EST
LGBTQ beauty vloggers draw on queer culture to stand out
Cornell University

New Cornell research explores how a racially diverse group of LGBTQ beauty vloggers navigates seemingly contradictory roles: masculine and feminine; authentic and heavily made up. The vloggers often provide unpaid content to YouTube, but have the potential to enrich themselves; they’re vulnerable to harassment, but they also promote the visibility of marginalized people.

Released: 20-Nov-2019 10:25 AM EST
Philadelphia Foundation Grants $100,000 To Penn Nursing From Robert I. Jacobs Fund for HIV Prevention Study
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Penn Nursing has received a $100,000 grant from the Robert I. Jacobs Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation for HIV research. The grant supports an investigation, “Youth-driven Perspectives in HIV Biomedical Prevention and Cure Research,” led by José A. Bauermeister, PhD, MPH, Presidential Professor of Nursing.

Released: 11-Nov-2019 10:50 AM EST
Aided by Cornell legal clinic, Ghana native rebuilding life in US
Cornell University

Cornell Law School's Asylum and Convention Against Torture Appellate Clinic worked to win asylum for a Ghanaian man who traveled to the United States after surviving a mob attack in Accra in 2015.

Released: 5-Nov-2019 4:05 PM EST
November Tip Sheet from Cedars-Sinai
Cedars-Sinai

Tips for this month include: • More heart valve patients now are able to choose minimally invasive procedures instead of open heart surgery. • Our experts tell how to protect your lungs during wildfire season. • Cedars-Sinai scored a perfect 100 on the Human Rights Campaign's Healthcare Equality Index. • 3D mammograms are becoming more popular and could save more lives. • Men's Health experts available to discuss "Movember" topics. • Flu experts also available

Released: 29-Oct-2019 8:55 AM EDT
Fact Checking the Claim That Gender-Affirming Treatments for Transgender Children Are Irreversible
Endocrine Society

A custody case in Texas has sparked heated debate and embroiled state policymakers in public discussions about the diagnosis and appropriate medical treatment of transgender children.

Released: 28-Oct-2019 1:55 PM EDT
Neutrino Physicist Kirsty Duffy Receives Leona Woods Lectureship Award
Brookhaven National Laboratory

UPTON, NY—Kirsty Duffy, a Lederman Fellow at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), says neutrinos are the most interesting particles in the universe. As a recipient of the Leona Woods Distinguished Postdoctoral Lectureship Award, she’ll have a chance to make her case in two talks she’ll deliver at the U.

Released: 25-Oct-2019 1:45 PM EDT
Central Valley workplaces can be hostile for minority doctors
UC Davis Health (Defunct)

Despite the dire need for primary health care providers in California’s Central Valley, workplace discrimination and harassment can cause some of them to change practices or leave the region entirely.

Released: 14-Oct-2019 6:05 AM EDT
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles receives LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation for second straight year
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

For the second year in a row, Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has received top marks from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), which evaluates health care facilities around the United States on their LGBTQ-inclusive policies and practices. For achieving the highest possible HEI score of 100, CHLA has been honored with the organization's LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation.

Released: 8-Oct-2019 11:00 AM EDT
Political Science Professor can Provide Analysis, Context on Supreme Court Hearing on LGBTQ Workplace Rights Dispute
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Sara Benesh's research interests include decision-making in federal and state courts, as well as the legitimacy of courts and institutions.

Released: 3-Oct-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Researcher Ties Political Divisiveness to Homophobic Bullying
Texas State University

Being a teenager is hard enough, but Dr. Yishan Shen, an assistant professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Texas State University, has uncovered additional challenges for youths between 10 and 19 who are targets of bullying during contentious political campaigns.

Released: 3-Oct-2019 2:05 PM EDT
Treating the Whole Patient: Health Care Challenges Faced by Transgender People of Color
University of Chicago Medical Center

Research shows how transgender people who are also racial and ethnic minorities have a difficult time finding a health care setting where all aspects of their identity are welcome, understood and addressed

Released: 2-Oct-2019 1:05 PM EDT
Lesbian and bisexual women more likely to smoke while drinking alcohol than heterosexual women
University at Buffalo

Sexual minority women are more likely to smoke cigarettes when drinking alcohol than heterosexual women, according to new University at Buffalo research.

Released: 2-Oct-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Insurance Plans Vary in Coverage of Gender-Affirming 'Top' Surgery for Transgender Patients
Wolters Kluwer Health

Insurance companies having variable policies for covering gender-affirming breast/chest "top" surgery in transgender patients, according to a special topic paper in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

Released: 18-Sep-2019 7:00 AM EDT
Fathers May Protect Their LGB Kids from Health Effects of Discrimination
New York University

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals who report being discriminated against but who feel close to their fathers have lower levels of C-reactive protein —a measure of inflammation and cardiovascular risk—than those without support from their fathers, finds a new study from researchers at NYU College of Global Public Health.

Released: 16-Sep-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Could Johnny Tremain be gay?
Furman University

This feature story describes education professor Scott Henderson's published research on Johnny Tremain.

Released: 9-Sep-2019 9:00 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Named as National Leader in LGBTQ Health Care Equality
Mount Sinai Health System

Seven hospitals within the Mount Sinai Health System have been recognized as national leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2019 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).

   
Released: 6-Sep-2019 8:50 AM EDT
Ollie Ganz Joins the Rutgers School of Public Health and Center for Tobacco Studies
Rutgers School of Public Health

The Rutgers School of Public Health is excited to announce that Ollie Ganz, DrPH, MSPH, will be joining the department of health behavior, society, and policy as an instructor in November.

Released: 27-Aug-2019 1:05 PM EDT
Mayo Clinic campuses recognized as Top Performers in 2019 Healthcare Equality Index
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic locations in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota have been recognized as Top Performers in the 2019 Healthcare Equality Index. The index rates 680 health care facilities nationally on quality and inclusive health care. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation produces the Healthcare Equality Index, which scores health care facilities on policies and practices dedicated to the equitable treatment and inclusion of LGBTQ patients, visitors and staff. A record number of health care institutions participated in the 12th annual survey.

Released: 23-Aug-2019 6:05 AM EDT
Keck Medicine of USC hospitals earn LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation
University of Southern California (USC) Health Sciences

Keck Medicine of USC hospitals earn LGBTQ Health Care Equality Leader designation for commitment to LGBTQ patient-centered care

Released: 21-Aug-2019 9:00 AM EDT
Vince Silenzio Joins the Rutgers School of Public Health
Rutgers School of Public Health

The Rutgers School of Public Health is excited to announce that Vince Silenzio, MD, MPH, will be joining the department of urban-global public health as a professor in November 2019.

Released: 19-Aug-2019 7:05 AM EDT
Study Investigates Rural LBGTQ Youth’s Motivations for Participating in Activism
West Virginia University - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Researchers have spent the intervening years since the passage of marriage equality studying the young adults comprising the next generation of LGBTQ activists to understand their aspirations for the movement’s future.

16-Aug-2019 8:00 AM EDT
Scarcity of Scientific Studies on Interventions to Reduce Health Inequities in LGBTQ Youth
Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh

There is a dearth of scientifically investigated, evidence-based interventions to address substance use, mental health problems and violence victimization in sexual and gender minority youth, according to new research.

13-Aug-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Embargoed AJPH research: SNAP participation, HIV testing, transgender health and more
American Public Health Association (APHA)

In this month's release, find new embargoed research about SNAP participation, HIV testing, transgender health and more.

Released: 14-Aug-2019 7:05 PM EDT
Pregnant Transgender Men at Risk for Depression and Lack of Care, Rutgers Study Finds
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Transgender men who become pregnant are at increased risk for depression and difficulty getting medical care due to a lack of knowledge among health care providers, a Rutgers study reports. The study, published in the journal Maturitas, examined health care research on transgender men who become pregnant at or after age 35 to determine their medical and mental health needs.

24-Jul-2019 9:00 AM EDT
Longest-Duration Study of How Transgender Hormone Therapy Alters Medical Test Results Featured at the 71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

Groundbreaking research presented at the 71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo has revealed how transgender hormone therapy affects the results of common laboratory tests in the long term. This first-of-its-kind study could enable the development of transgender-specific reference intervals, which are crucial to ensuring that transgender patients get accurate diagnoses and equitable healthcare.

2-Aug-2019 6:00 AM EDT
Transgender Women Case Study Shows Sperm Production is Possible, but Not Guaranteed After Starting Transition
Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh

One young transgender woman was able to produce viable sperm after a few months of discontinuing her puberty-halting medication, whereas a second case wasn’t able to produce sperm during the time she could tolerate being off her medication.

Released: 23-Jul-2019 10:30 AM EDT
APA Calls on Amazon's Bezos to Resist Pressure to Resume Selling Conversion Therapy Books
American Psychological Association (APA)

Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com’s CEO, should resist calls by some members of Congress to resume selling books that promote “conversion therapy” because there is insufficient scientific evidence that such practices are safe, especially for young people facing rejection by their parents, according to the American Psychological Association.

Released: 8-Jul-2019 4:05 PM EDT
Augustana University Professor’s Research Leads to Surprising Mating Decision in Butterfly Species
Augustana University, South Dakota

The males of one species of butterfly are more attracted to females that are active, not necessarily what they look like, according to a recent research conducted at Augustana University.The paper, “Behaviour before beauty: Signal weighting during mate selection in the butterfly Papilio polytes,” found that males of the species noticed the activity levels of potential female mates, not their markings.

25-Jun-2019 12:05 PM EDT
Breaking the Barriers to Health Care for Transgender Individuals
Mount Sinai Health System

The latest comprehensive review addresses current practice recommendations and encourages providers to stay informed

Released: 1-Jul-2019 9:00 AM EDT
Penn Medicine Hospitals to be Named 2019 Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

All six of Penn Medicine’s hospitals will be recognized as 2019 leaders in LGBTQ healthcare equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.

Released: 28-Jun-2019 9:00 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Appoints World-Renowned Urologic Reconstructive Surgeon to Join Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System

Miroslav Djordjevic, MD, PhD, an internationally renowned surgeon and a world authority on surgery for transgender individuals, has joined the Mount Sinai Health System

Released: 27-Jun-2019 12:05 PM EDT
LGBTQ Asian Americans seen as more 'American'
University of Washington

For Asian Americans who are gay or lesbian, their sexual orientation may make them seem more “American” than those who are presumed straight. A new University of Washington study, the latest in research to examine stereotypes, identity and ideas about who is “American,” focuses on how sexual orientation and race come together to influence others’ perceptions.

Released: 27-Jun-2019 10:05 AM EDT
The Jed Foundation and Tyler Clementi Center Join to Support Emotional Well-Being and Mental Health of LGBTQ+ College Students
Rutgers University

Working in tandem, the Tyler Clementi Center and JED will develop a “toolkit” – the first of its kind in the country – to better guide the higher education community and improve the college experience and mental health outcomes for queer- and trans-spectrum college students.

   
Released: 21-Jun-2019 2:45 PM EDT
Northwestern Center Conducts First-Ever Poll About Presidential Leadership on Diversity and Inclusion
Northwestern University

President Barack Obama had the highest rating among modern U.S. presidents for both his overall leadership and rhetoric on diversity and inclusion

Released: 19-Jun-2019 3:00 PM EDT
American Psychological Association's 127th Annual Convention Aug. 8 - 11, 2019, Chicago
American Psychological Association (APA)

The American Psychological Association’s 127th annual convention will take place Aug. 8-11, 2019, at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago.

Released: 19-Jun-2019 9:20 AM EDT
Bisexual Individuals Can Suffer from Identity Denial, May Increase Risk for Depression
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Bisexual individuals may feel discriminated against and have high rates of stress and depression because they believe that their sexual identity is often questioned or denied by others, according to a Rutgers study.

   
Released: 17-Jun-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Public Opinion Data Offers Insights Into Transgender Issues
Indiana University

In the first national public opinion survey of its kind, sociologists from Indiana University, University of Maryland and Ohio State University found evidence that undermines some of the primary arguments used to restrict the rights of transgender Americans.

Released: 16-Jun-2019 1:00 PM EDT
How the Stonewall Riots Affected LGBTQ Health Care
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Perry N. Halkitis, the author Out in Time: From Stonewall to Queer, How Gay Men Came of Age Across the Generations, addresses how Stonewall and the AIDS crisis have brought awareness and changes the ways the medical profession addresses health care of LGBTQ people.



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