As transgender health care draws patients to New Mexico, waitlists grow

Cecelia Nowell 

CBS News

Albuquerque, NM

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Patients sue Vanderbilt after transgender health records turned over in insurance probe

Melissa Brown

USA Today

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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ezs note:  Normally I'm not a very litigious person, but if VUMC proves to be negligent, let's hope they sue their asses off. 

South African Omicron -S.African doctor says patients with Omicron variant have "very mild" symptoms

Promit Mukherjee

Reuters

Johannesburg, South Africa

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ezs note:  This is certainly good news - kind of.  This is not any kind of slur on Dr. Coetzee, just saying it's best to get a second opinion. A reputable second opinion.

Pennsylvania - Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania now offers hormone therapy for transgender and non-binary patients

Amanda Waltz

Pittsburgh City Paper

Pittsburgh, PA

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Oregon - DEA Wants to Surveil Patients. Trans Men Stopped Them Once Before.

Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard

Filter

Portland, OR

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Donald Trump - Trump Program to Cover Uninsured Covid-19 Patients Falls Short of Promise

Abby Goodnough
The New York Times

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Fenway Launches Pilot Program to Reduce Avoidable ER and Hospital Use for LGBT Patients

Press
The Rainbow Times

Boston, MA neighborhood

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Patients risk being left behind as foreign donors pull the plug on HIV/AIDS in Vietnam (Vietnam)

Lam Le
VN Express International

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ezs note:  This is, by far, the most fascinating story about Vietnam has reported.  Y'see, it's not entirely Vietnam's fault.  A certain agency, PEPFAR, has, until recently, provided a large sum of the funds necessary to combat HIV/AIDS.  PEPFAR stands for U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.  And guess who's in charge of that after January 20?

I don't even want to say it...

Please, call your Representative and both Senators and ask that PEPFAR be fully funded.

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Albany Planned Parenthood to offer transgender patients medical care

Claire Hughes
timesunion

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Patients 'waiting three years for gender identity clinic consultations' (UK)

Paul Gallagher
The Independent

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HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Popular in High-Risk Patients

Marcia Frelick
Medscape

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ezs note:  Be happy - just be careful!  Consult with a COMPETENT doctor about alternatives before you have sex.

Battling infection: AIDS patients urged to register for treatment (Pakistan)

Tariq Ismaeel
The Express Tribune

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ezs note: If you haven't been tested yet -- get tested now!!

Transgender patients outed by the health care system (www.montrealgazette.com)

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LGBT patients (www.medscape.com {UK})

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Joint commission focuses on improving care for LGBT patients (www.biomedreports.com)

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LGBT patients search for healing (articles.boston.com)

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An RX for better treatment of LGBT patients (Huffington Post)

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