Judge Overturns Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An Arkansas law banning gender transition care for minors, which has been on pause since 2021, was struck down on Tuesday after a U.S. federal judge ruled that it discriminated against transgender people. T…
Learn MoreHormonal Therapies Boost Mental Health of Transgender People, and Few Stop Treatment
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the face of an ongoing and widespread legal assault on transgender rights — one that threatens to cut off access to critical aspects of trans health care — a pair of new studies suggest that gender-affirmi…
Learn MoreHormonal Therapies Boost Mental Health of Transgender People, and Few Stop Treatment
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the face of an ongoing and widespread legal assault on transgender rights — one that threatens to cut off access to critical aspects of trans health care — a pair of new studies suggest that gender-affirmi…
Learn MoreHormonal Therapies Boost Mental Health of Transgender People, and Few Stop Treatment
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the face of an ongoing and widespread legal assault on transgender rights — one that threatens to cut off access to critical aspects of trans health care — a pair of new studies suggest that gender-affirmi…
Learn MoreYouth LGBTQ-Specific Mental Health Services Lacking
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Just over one in four youth-serving U.S. mental health facilities offered lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ)-specific mental health services in 2020, according to a research letter published …
Learn MorePerceived Clinician Knowledge of Transgender People Tied to Self-Rated Health
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is an association between perceived clinician knowledge about transgender people and self-rated health and psychological distress among transgender people, according to a study published online May 25 in…
Learn MoreTrans Identification Not Tied to Worse Pregnancy Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse (trans) identification at the time of delivery is not significantly associated with severe parental morbidity or preterm birth, according to a research letter publi…
Learn MoreTransgender Women May Be Underdiagnosed With Prostate Cancer
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prostate cancer is not that rare among transgender women, according to a research letter published online April 29 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, M.D., from the Universit…
Learn MoreAn Overlooked Issue: Prostate Cancer in Transgender Women
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Transgender women have a risk of prostate cancer, even after gender-affirming surgeries, yet aren’t “on the radar” for screening by clinicians, new research finds.”The entire medical literature on prostate canc…
Learn MoreFlorida’s Board of Medicine Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Minors. Does the Science Back That Up?
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In state after state, doors are quickly slamming shut on the ability of doctors to provide gender-affirming care for transgender minors.The newest restriction is set to take effect Thursday in Florida, wher…
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