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Newswise: Kevin Kline, MD, Appointed as Penn Medicine’s Inaugural Medical Director for LGBTQ+ Health
Released: 29-Aug-2023 2:25 PM EDT
Kevin Kline, MD, Appointed as Penn Medicine’s Inaugural Medical Director for LGBTQ+ Health
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

In his new role, Kline will partner with fellow leaders at Penn Medicine's Program for LGBTQ+ Health.

Released: 29-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Preparing clinicians for the international anti-LGBTQI+ crisis
Boston University School of Medicine

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and additional sexual and gender minority (LGBTQI+) people in every region of the world face marginalization and oppression.

Released: 10-Aug-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Apply Today! Advance Media Registration for American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Members of the media can apply today to cover the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2023.

Released: 3-Aug-2023 11:20 AM EDT
It’s 2023, and coming out is, well, complicated
University of British Columbia

In an era of unprecedented LGBTQ2+ visibility coupled with incredible backlash, coming out as a sexual minority can be a deeply ambivalent experience, according to new research.

Released: 25-Jul-2023 1:15 PM EDT
Bisexual people experience worse health outcomes than other adults in England – national study of more than 835,000 people
Taylor & Francis

Self-reported data from lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) patients shows these groups have poorer health outcomes compared to those who identify as heterosexual, but bisexual people disproportionally experience the worst outcomes in England.

Released: 25-Jul-2023 11:35 AM EDT
Older adults who identify as sexual and gender minorities experience disproportionate age-related decline
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Using an index to describe and compare frailty between older sexual and gender minority (OSGM) adults and non-OSGM participants, researchers showed that OSGM had higher rates of frailty, starting at younger ages and continuing into older age, compared to non-OSGM.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Tell us how you really feel -- keep up with the latest research in Psychology and Psychiatry
Newswise

The latest research in psychology and psychiatry on Newswise.

       
Released: 20-Jul-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Sociologists to Explore Topics of Attacks on Public Education, Racial Justice, the Future of Democracy, and More at ASA Annual Meeting, Aug. 17-21, Philadelphia; Press Registration Open
American Sociological Association (ASA)

Approximately 600 sessions featuring over 3,000 research papers are open to the press. From race and racism to mental health, from climate control and environmental policy issues to artificial intelligence, sociologists are investigating and reporting on the most sensitive problems confronting American society.

Released: 6-Jul-2023 10:30 AM EDT
Interpersonal and Structural Stigma Toward Sexual Minority Youth Create Mental Health Challenges, Increased Suicide Risk
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Researchers found that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) youth experienced more interpersonal discrimination based on others perceiving them as lesbian, gay, or bisexual and were four times more likely to attempt suicide. Additionally, LGB youth living in areas of the country with more structural stigma experienced a larger mental health burden than their peers. These findings stress the urgency for addressing interpersonal discrimination and structural stigma toward LGB youth.

   

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Newswise: Ramón Barthelemy wins 2023 LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year
Released: 22-Jun-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Ramón Barthelemy wins 2023 LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year
University of Utah

Out to Innovate has recognized exemplary individuals with LGBTQ+ Educator, Engineer, and Scientist of the Year for over 15 years.

Released: 22-Jun-2023 11:35 AM EDT
Cancer and the LGBTQ+ community: Mayo Clinic expert addresses key topics
Mayo Clinic

Jewel Kling, M.D., assistant director of the Women's Health Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains that stigma and discrimination create barriers to healthcare, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer due to delayed cancer screenings as well as challenges with survivorship care.

Released: 21-Jun-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Not So Hard to Reach
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

When Prajakta Adsul, MBBS, PhD, MPH, at the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center, learned about LGBTQIA+ communities in New Mexico, she became inspired to start filling the void of information about cancer screening and survivorship in these populations. Using a novel survey, she and her team collected information from 2,500 individuals; it's the largest volume of data of its kind.

Released: 19-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Women's Strategic Concealment of LGBTQ+ Affinity
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

At a time when LGBTQ+ rights are increasingly the subject of public discussion, it is important to consider the effect on those who share an affinity with that community. Rensselaer researchers Billur Aksoy and Ian Chadd have conducted an experiment to determine whether individuals strategically mask signals about their affinity with the LGBTQ+ community in response to anticipated discrimination.

7-Jun-2023 1:10 PM EDT
LGB adults at higher risk of suicidal thoughts and self-harm
University College London

Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people are more than twice as likely than their straight peers to experience suicidal thoughts or self-harming behaviours, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

   
Released: 7-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Research Highlights the Dangers of Anti-Trans Legislation
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

More states are banning gender-affirming care for minors. Conversion therapy is still legal in much of the country. New studies show why that’s a deadly combination.

   
Released: 6-Jun-2023 6:30 PM EDT
New study finds that women and underrepresented groups experience higher rates of sexual harassment, cyber incivility and negative workplace climate in academic medicine
Emory Health Sciences

A new study led by Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University researcher Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, has found that women, racial and ethnic minorities and individuals identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer are disproportionately affected by workplace mistreatment in academic medicine, and this mistreatment negatively impacts their mental health.

Released: 6-Jun-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Mental Health Experts Available for Interviews for Pride Month
Hackensack Meridian Health

Mental Health Experts available about Pride Month

   
Newswise: Health Insurance Coverage Rises for LGBTQIA2S+ Adults Yet Access Lags
Released: 5-Jun-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Health Insurance Coverage Rises for LGBTQIA2S+ Adults Yet Access Lags
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Michigan Ross professors Tom Buchmueller and Sarah Miller explore how the changing landscape of the health care has affected coverage and care for members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community.

Newswise: Fostering acceptance of sexual minorities in the Hispanic community
Released: 5-Jun-2023 4:00 PM EDT
Fostering acceptance of sexual minorities in the Hispanic community
University of Miami

A new intervention developed by a team of researchers and led by Guillermo “Willy” Prado, professor of nursing and health studies at the University of Miami, aims to curb devastating mental health trends and drug use among Hispanic youth who identify as sexual minorities.

   
Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Creates Safe Space for High-Quality LGBTQ+ Healthcare
Released: 30-May-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Creates Safe Space for High-Quality LGBTQ+ Healthcare
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai has opened a new LGBTQ+ Center, bringing together specialists in primary care, pediatrics, transgender surgery, reconstructive surgery and anal cancer screening to meet the needs of patients in an inclusive and culturally sensitive setting.

Released: 23-May-2023 2:45 PM EDT
Privacy protection and other corporate accountability matters in the Business Ethics channel
Newswise

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, was fined a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) and ordered to stop transferring data collected from Facebook users in Europe to the United States. Find the latest research and expert commentary on privacy issues and controversial business practices in the Business Ethics channel.

Released: 17-May-2023 2:10 PM EDT
Lesbian, bisexual women more likely to have worse heart health than heterosexual women
American Heart Association (AHA)

Lesbian and bisexual women were less likely to have ideal cardiovascular health scores compared to heterosexual women, which should make them a priority group for cardiovascular disease prevention, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

Released: 17-May-2023 1:30 PM EDT
Study reveals cardiovascular health disparities based on sexual orientation
Wiley

In a recent nationwide study from France, lesbian and bisexual women had worse cardiovascular health scores than heterosexual women.

Released: 12-May-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Immigration Nation: Research and Experts
Newswise

Title 42, the United States pandemic rule that had been used to immediately deport hundreds of thousands of migrants who crossed the border illegally over the last three years, has expired. Those migrants will have the opportunity to apply for asylum. President Biden's new rules to replace Title 42 are facing legal challenges. Border crossings have already risen sharply, as many migrants attempt to cross before the measure expires on Thursday night. Some have said they worry about tighter controls and uncertainty ahead. Immigration is once again a major focus of the media as we examine the humanitarian, political, and public health issues migrants must go through.

       
9-May-2023 3:05 PM EDT
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Get your mental health news here
Newswise

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Get your mental health news here.

Released: 5-May-2023 6:55 PM EDT
Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill threatens HIV progress
SciDev.Net

Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill, if signed into law, could lead to the withdrawal of foreign aid and threaten goals to end HIV/AIDS by 2030, advocates warn.

   
Newswise: Kroc Institute releases special report on implementation status of gender approach within Colombian Peace Agreement
Released: 2-May-2023 2:45 PM EDT
Kroc Institute releases special report on implementation status of gender approach within Colombian Peace Agreement
University of Notre Dame

The Peace Accords Matrix at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies has released a new special report outlining the current implementation status of the gender approach within the 2016 Colombian Peace Accord. The implementation of the gender approach has been fundamental to guaranteeing the protection and promotion of the rights of women and LGBTQ+ people.

 
Newswise: Research: Prostate Cancer Studies Explore New Treatment, Health Disparities
Released: 29-Apr-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Research: Prostate Cancer Studies Explore New Treatment, Health Disparities
Cedars-Sinai

Research from Cedars-Sinai Cancer detailing the largest examination to date of prostate cancer in transgender women, as well as treatment options that improve outcomes in patients with recurrent prostate cancer, will be presented during the American Urological Association (AUA) annual meeting April 28-May 1 in Chicago.

Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Experts to Present Latest Research on Urological Care
Released: 25-Apr-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Experts to Present Latest Research on Urological Care
Cedars-Sinai

Experts from the Department of Urology at Cedars-Sinai will present innovative research findings and lead discussions on the latest medical breakthroughs during the American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting April 28-May 1 in Chicago.

Newswise:Video Embedded live-event-for-april-21-sleeping-pill-reduces-levels-of-alzheimer-s-proteins
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Released: 21-Apr-2023 3:10 PM EDT
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE Live Event for April 21: Sleeping pill reduces levels of Alzheimer’s proteins
Newswise

Researcher will discuss the study which involved a sleeping aid known as suvorexant that is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for insomnia, hints at the potential of sleep medications to slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

       
Newswise: Transhealth CEO Dallas Ducar Receives AACN Award
Released: 11-Apr-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Transhealth CEO Dallas Ducar Receives AACN Award
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

Transhealth CEO Dallas Ducar receives the AACN Pioneering Spirit Award for her efforts to expand access to gender-affirming primary care, mental health services and community healthcare.

Released: 7-Apr-2023 1:05 PM EDT
COVID-19 Pandemic Increased the Frequency of Intimate Partner Violence
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people who experienced intimate partner violence in their current relationship before COVID-19 had an increase in the frequency of victimization after the pandemic began, according to a Rutgers study.

   
Released: 6-Apr-2023 10:00 AM EDT
ASBMB urges NIAID to prioritize DEAI
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

ASBMB calls upon NIAID to expand the use of research supplements, support scientists with disabilities and those in the LGBTQ+ community

Released: 3-Apr-2023 1:20 PM EDT
Late HIV diagnosis still an issue in Aotearoa
University of Otago

Forty per cent of people diagnosed with HIV in Aotearoa between 2011 and 2020 were diagnosed late, a University of Otago study shows.

Released: 28-Mar-2023 2:20 PM EDT
From the doctor's office to the operating room: Keep up with the latest in healthcare here
Newswise

From septic shock to sticker shock. Keep up with this ever-growing, changing sector. Below are some of the latest stories on healthcare on Newswise.

Newswise: Taylor Swift’s Popularity with the LGBTQ+ Community
Released: 27-Mar-2023 9:55 AM EDT
Taylor Swift’s Popularity with the LGBTQ+ Community
California State University, Fullerton

Taylor Swift has been a longtime ally and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community--a fact she makes clear in her hit song, "You Need to Calm Down."

Released: 24-Mar-2023 5:20 PM EDT
Study finds higher risk of sleep problems in gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth
University of Toronto

A new national study, published in LGBT Health, finds that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth are twice as likely to report trouble falling or staying asleep than their straight peers. Greater depression, stress, and family conflict contribute to the sleep problems of LGB youth.

Released: 22-Mar-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Binghamton University reaches highest ever score for LGBTQ+ inclusion
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Binghamton University, State University of New York scored a nearly perfect ranking on the latest national Campus Pride Index, which measures a university’s commitment to LGBTQ+ safety and inclusivity on campus. The University received a 4.5 out of 5, an increase from the 3.5 scores received in previous years.

Released: 17-Mar-2023 1:10 PM EDT
Study highlights challenges facing transgender and non-binary workers
University of East Anglia

New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) highlights some of the challenges that transgender and non-binary staff can face at work.

Released: 16-Mar-2023 1:05 PM EDT
OMG, texting intervention prevents teen pregnancy among lesbian and bisexual girls
University of British Columbia

A new texting intervention that University of British Columbia researchers helped develop is more effective at promoting healthy sexual decision-making and reducing pregnancies among sexual minority teens than most existing interventions in the U.S.

Released: 1-Mar-2023 12:05 PM EST
Dutch healthcare system isn't prepared for pregnant transgender men
Amsterdam UMC

Transgender men can, and often wish to, become pregnant. However, they do need extra guidance and care providers often lack the necessary knowledge and skills.



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