Our latest for JGIM highlights that while #transgender veterans have a higher burden of heart disease compared to cisgender veterans, hormone therapy is associated with LOWER risk of developing heart disease among trans veterans. Hormones improve health. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

I’m not sitting back while this administrations destroys my career and the careers of my colleagues and mentees. #LGBTQI+

Overheard on our flight to Chicago: This is the only way to make friends in Boston, on a flight to Chicago over the holidays. “Oh you’re from the Midwest?! Good people.”

‘The new data shows that about 4.5% of all Australians 16 years and older are #LGBTI+; that’s over 900,000 people.’ ‘Younger Australians are more likely to be LGBTI+. Nearly 10% of Australians aged 16 to 24 years are LGBTI+.’ www.abs.gov.au/media-centre...

You want to know one totally doable action step you can take before the next administration? Get vaccinated. Seriously. Check your immunization history right now and see if you're up to date. One you've been putting off? Don't. You taking that step now may save someone's life in the next few years.

I'm looking forward to the 2025 GLMA conference in Minneapolis, MN #LGBTQ www.glma.org/glmas_annual...

Healthcare professionals must be vigilant against implicit bias, particularly racial bias, which can lead to delayed diagnosis and poorer outcomes for marginalized patient populations. @cjstreed.bsky.social closler.org/lifelong-lea...

I offer no more or less protection to people who disagree with me as agree with me.

Policy affects data: "when a 'something else' response option is provided for sexual identity, survey respondents in states w worse policy protections may be more inclined to select this option, possibly for reasons of negative stigmas in these environments." #LGB www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Latest from the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology: Endocrine management of #transgender and gender diverse adolescents: expert opinion of the ESPE Working Group on Gender Incongruence and the Endo-ERN main thematic group on Sexual Development and Maturation. karger.com/hrp/article-...

Highlighted what we know and what we should actually be focusing on re: gender-affirming care. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...

Provided some background review for this article. @asssociatedpress.bsky.social What medical care for transgender minors is at stake in Supreme Court case? apnews.com/article/tran...

Using natural language processing (NLP) to explore veteran health, we found that #LGB vets had greater odds of #CVD than straight peers even adjusting for traditional risk factors & mental health. Minority stress is killing us. www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

A highly edifying experience

BREAKING: Expert consensus of the french society of pediatric endocrinology and diabetology working group. This is yet another set of guidelines consistent with WPATH standards of care. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#LGBTQ health: An Evidence-Based Framework for Supporting Older LGBTQ+ Adults in Rural Communities: Findings From the LGBTQ+ Social Networks, Aging, and Policy Study We need to address diminishing community support and increasing social isolation among older folks academic.oup.com/ppar/advance...

Working on a few NIH grants today. Mug: Dorothy saying “No, no, I will not have a nice day!” T-shirt: gay but not happy #professionalgay #LGBTQsky

Boots getting #thanksgiving biscuits together. #cats

#SCOTUS watch for next week's Skrmetti case re: access to evidence-based care for youth. www.kff.org/other/issue-...

Evidence review of medical intersections for #transgender youth: the latest by RAND www.rand.org/pubs/researc...

Medical care of #transgender people: Review of the evidence to serve the people of New Zealand: "Current evidence indicates a significant improvement in depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation for individuals treated with puberty blockers." www.health.govt.nz/publications...

#LGBTQ Research: reviewing 300 hospital websites, researchers found most had #LGBTQ nondiscrimination policies, but only 25% had an #LGBTQ friendly clinician directory & provided information about #LGBTQ related resources or services @jamacurrent.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

#LGBTQ Research: Using data from the LGBTQ National Teen Survey, researchers found that a more supportive state policy environment for coverage of gender-affirming care was associated w/ fewer depressive symptoms. No suprise for parents and clinicians... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The horrors persist but so do I. listloop.com/wpath/mail.c...

Despite recommendations & requirements to collect sexual orientation & gender identity #SOGI data in electronic health records #EHR there is WILD variability across health care systems and EHR platforms. This will be critical in the coming years... academic.oup.com/jamiaopen/ar...

#LGBTQ+ physicians & trainees are not doing well. Higher rates of burnout, anxiety, and depression among #LGBTQ+ physicians in academic medical centers. We need to identify root causes and intervene to save the healthcare workforce. @bostonu.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

This goes the same for our research infrastructure. We need to shore up what we’ve built.

A whirlwind American Heart Association mtg advancing the science to improve the cardiovascular health of #LGBTQ populations

This past week, we successfully passed all resolutions from the new AMA #LGBTQ+ Section, including protections for sports participation, access to care in carceral settings, MPOX preparedness, and a study of how to improve #SOGI in EHRs. We will keep fighting. #FAFO