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Misinformation Obscures Standards Guiding Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

Misconceptions and misinformation conflate treatments, stripping youth of essential care

Jul 02, 2023
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Suicide Attempts Nearly 8 Times Higher Among Transgender People, Study Shows

Nationwide Danish study also found that transgender people had higher rates of mortality

Jun 29, 2023
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How to Provide Affirming Psychiatric Care to LGBTQ Teens in Transition

The most damaging factor is lack of support from loved ones, says Amanda Calhoun

Jun 25, 2023
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IG Live June 27: The Evolving Landscape of Gender-Affirming Care

Experts discuss how healthcare providers can best support gender-diverse patient populations

Jun 23, 2023
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Healthcare Violence Breaks Record; U.K. Limits Puberty Blockers; HPV Discoverer Dies

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Jun 12, 2023
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AMA Urged to Do More to Safeguard Adolescent Gender-Affirming Care

Association needs to move from passive support to proactive protection, delegate says

Jun 11, 2023
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States Must Stop Criminalizing Medicine, AMA Delegates Say

"This is unacceptable...and it's time for us to push back"

Jun 11, 2023
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More Anxious Kids Medicated; Apple's Mental Health Moves; OTC Video Game for ADHD

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Jun 07, 2023
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Where Do LGBTQ+ Youth Have Access to Mental Health Services?

Fewer than a third of youth-serving mental health facilities offer LGBTQ+-specific care

Jun 05, 2023
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Sexual Behavior Journal Under Fire Over Gender Dysphoria Paper

Critics blast paper about controversial theory, call for editor's removal

May 24, 2023
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Doctors 'Depart' Texas Clinic Amid Transgender Care Probe

Clinic at Dell Children's remains open while state questions gender transitioning procedures

May 16, 2023
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DOJ Joins Challenge to Tennessee Transgender Youth Healthcare Ban

The law discriminates against transgender children "based solely on who they are," lawsuit says

Apr 28, 2023
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Treating Gender Nonconforming Youth Goes Beyond the Physical

We must approach care for every patient from the lens of treating the entire individual

Mar 15, 2023
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Gender-Affirming Surgery Gets a Boost After California Law Kicked In

Nondiscrimination law bars insurers from limiting benefits based on gender identity, expression

Mar 14, 2023
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