Newswise Feature Channel: LGBTQ Issues

Studies Deepen Understanding of LGBTQ Health Disparities

Harvard Medical School — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:05:04 EST

Three new studies pinpoint challenges and opportunities for closing health disparities for LGBTQ+ people, showing how the convergence of political and social environments, structural inequities, and implicit and explicit bias within the medical system erode LGBTQ+ well-being.

Emergency Department Screening Identifies Suicide Risk in Nearly 80% of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:05:38 EST

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth are more than five times more likely to screen positive for suicide risk compared to cisgender females, who tend to screen positive at higher rates than cisgender males, according to a study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago published in the journal Academic Pediatrics.

Rutgers School of Public Health Dean Receives Helen Rodriguez-Trias Social Justice Award

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 07:05:44 EST

Perry N. Halkitis, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, has received the 2024 Helen Rodriguez-Trias Social Justice Award from the American Public Health Association for his advocacy work and research aimed at improving the health of LGBTQ+ people and populations.

Transgender students more likely than cisgender peers to seek support from school staff, UW-Madison and NYU study finds

University of Wisconsin-Madison — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:00:00 EST

The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, found among students who felt depressed or anxious, transgender students were 74% less likely than their cisgender peers to seek help from parents than from adults in schools.

Michigan State University experts discuss back to school issues

Michigan State University — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:05:42 EST

Tip Sheet: BRCA cancer risks for men, a new way to classify brain tumors, funding for bile duct cancer -- and cancer care in LGBTQ+ communities

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 09:00:02 EST

Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch Cancer Center research findings, patient stories and other news.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Parent and Caregiver Support Linked to Decreased Depression and Suicidal Thoughts in LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ Youth

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:05:01 EST

A new study from researchers found that LGBTQ+ youth were more likely to experience depression and thoughts and attempts of suicide than non-LGBTQ+ youth, yet the prevalence of these mental health symptoms were significantly reduced when LGBTQ+ youths reported support from their parents.

Cirrhosis affects twice as many transgender adults as cisgender adults

Keck Medicine of USC — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:00:38 EST

A new study from Keck Medicine of USC published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology finds that transgender adults have double the prevalence of cirrhosis compared to cisgender adults (people whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth), suggesting a need for more supportive, preventive care.

It's all about identity: The identity constructions of LGBT entrepreneurs from an intersectionality perspective

SAGE Publications — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:05:11 EST

Latinx LGBTQ+ youth and grandparents: Intergenerational solidarity, precarious familismo, and cisnormativity

SAGE Publications — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:05:55 EST

Pride Day 2024: Celebrating Diversity and Promoting Understanding

Newswise — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:05:35 EST

As Pride Day approaches on Friday, June 28, 2024, we invite you to explore the significance of this annual celebration, which has become a symbol of hope, acceptance, and unity for the LGBTQ+ community worldwide.

Cedars-Sinai Advocates for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Education, Research

Cedars-Sinai — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:05:29 EST

A team of investigators in Cedars-Sinai's Department of Computational Biomedicine is spotlighting the importance of diversity in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and artificial intelligence (AI) research.

First of its kind study shines light on LGBTQ+ farmer mental health

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:05:14 EST

LGBTQ+ people involved in farm work are over three times more likely to experience depression and suicidal intent and about two and a half times more likely to experience anxiety than the general population. That's according to a new study led by farmer mental health experts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Improving Prostate Cancer Screening for Transgender Women

Cedars-Sinai — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:05:30 EST

Transgender women are still at risk for prostate cancer. A new study led by Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association, concludes that current screening guidelines could miss early-stage prostate cancer in transgender women on hormone therapy.

Supreme Court to Take up Challenge on Bans for Gender-Affirming Care

George Washington University — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:05:04 EST

ACP Offers Recommendations to Support LGBTQ+ Health Care Equity

American College of Physicians (ACP) — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:00:00 EST

Although progress has been made in addressing health disparities and reducing social inequality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other sexual or gender minority (LGBTQ+) populations, new challenges have surfaced that harm the health and well-being of those populations, says the American College of Physicians (ACP). A new policy paper published today in Annals of Internal Medicine reaffirms and updates ACP's policies on LGBTQ+ health.

LGBTQ+ students in collegiate recovery programs are doing very well but have unique needs

Research Society on Alcoholism — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 08:00:00 EST

Compared to their cisgender/heterosexual peers, LGBTQ+ college students are at an elevated risk of substance use and mental health challenges. While collegiate recovery programs provide an array of support to students in recovery from substance use disorders, scarce research has examined the unique needs of LGBTQ+ students within this population.

Lack of healthcare screening puts gender diverse people at greater cancer risk

University of South Australia — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 19:05:14 EST

The lack of culturally safe health screening for people who are transgender and gender diverse (TGD) is putting them at greater risk of cancer going undetected, but nurse practitioners could be trained to help close the gap.

El Enfoque de los Cuidados del Medico Transexual de la Marina se Inspira en su Propia Transicion

Cedars-Sinai — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:05:49 EST

Es un auxiliar medico de un hospital de la Marina de los EE. UU. que ha brindado atencion medica a las tropas en la clinica y a las tropas recien salidas del campo de combate.

Transgender Navy Medic's Approach to Care Inspired by His Own Transition

Cedars-Sinai — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:05:30 EST

He's a U.S. Navy hospital corpsman who has provided medical care to troops in the clinic and to troops fresh off the combat field.