Diversity in Medicine
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DTC telemedicine expands access to gender-affirming therapy
The findings suggest that virtual care “may be a good option” for transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people, who often report difficulty finding...
From the Journals
Few transgender teens discontinue hormones in young adulthood
Pioneering clinic’s research finds that 98% of transgender adolescents taking puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones were still taking the latter...
Best Practices
Best practices for an LGBTQ+ friendly medical space
With insights from four LGBTQ+ clinicians, here are several steps physicians can take to close the disparity gap.
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Pregnant, postpartum women with disabilities at higher risk for violence
Those with a history of interpersonal violence and a physical disability were at particularly high risk for perinatal violence.
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Dr. Birds-n-Bees: How physicians are taking up the sex ed slack
Only 29 states and the District of Columbia mandate sex education, and 13 of those do not require that it be medically accurate.
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Community-level actions could mitigate maternal mortality
National Institute for Health Care Management panelists advocate partnerships between hospitals and community centers to ease barriers to access...
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Eighty percent of U.S. maternal deaths are preventable: Study
“It’s significant. It’s staggering. It’s heartbreaking.”
Clinical Review
ObGyn: A leader in academic medicine, with progress still to be made in diversity
The steady rise in ObGyn faculty and residents has contributed to greater racial/ethnic diversity than most clinical departments...
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Monkeypox in children and women remains rare, CDC data show
“This data should be very reassuring to parents and to children going to back to school.”
Feature
Words, now actions: How medical associations try to fulfill pledges to combat racism in health care
Many medical associations have publicly announced their determination to help eliminate racial disparities.
Feature
Pediatricians at odds over gender-affirming care for trans kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics and some of its members are at odds over what the latter see as the organization’s refusal to discuss its 2018...