Transgender Health
Feature
HHS okays first U.S. pilot to mandate coverage of gender-affirming care
The approval means transgender-related care must be included as part of the essential benefits offered on the state’s Affordable Care Act...
Latest News
FDA OKs iPLEDGE change for gender-neutral language
In recent years, dermatologists and others have advocated for the change, hoping to make the process more inclusive and less intrusive for their...
Commentary
Time to hit pause on ‘pausing’ puberty in gender-dysphoric youth
Every clinician considering prescribing hormones for youth with gender dysphoria should ask themselves, ‘Just because I can, does it mean I should...
From the Journals
Transgender individuals twice as likely to die as general population
Study shows a doubling of mortality risk in trans people taking cross-sex hormones, compared with the general population.
Opinion
Gender-affirming mastectomy and breast cancer screening in transmasculine patients
For transmasculine and nonbinary patients, this procedure is associated with significant improvements in mental health and quality of life.
Feature
To be, or not to be? More counseling needed for gender dysphoria
‘It’s not about making life harder for people who wish to transition but about improving care for all people who identify as transgender,’ says...
Conference Coverage
‘Alarming’ data on early cognitive decline in transgender adults
“Trans populations are disproportionately impacted by health disparities and also risk factors for dementia.”
Conference Coverage
Remove sex designation from public part of birth certificates, AMA advises
Currently, only 10 states allow for a gender-neutral designation on birth certificates.
Med Tech Report
The Cures Act: Is the “cure” worse than the disease?
‘This act stands in the way of delivering quality, humanizing medical care.’
Latest News
HHS prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ patients: Action reverses Trump-era policy
"No one should be discriminated against when seeking medical services because of who they are."
Conference Coverage
Success in LGBTQ+ medicine requires awareness of risk
Cross-sex hormone therapy is a life-sustaining treatment that should be viewed analogously with any other long-term management strategy, such as...