Canada needs more uniform health care for transgender patients

Staff

Sudbury.com

Halifax, NS

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Making healthcare services more welcoming for transgender patients

Anthony Hill

ABC News

Plant City, FL

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Indiana - 2021 Health Care Heroes: Providing a ‘safe haven’ for transgender patients

Tom Harton

Indiana Business Journal

Indianapolis, IN

Eskenazi Hospital

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ezs note:  Congratulations, Dr. Fogel!!!

lead story - Caring for Transgender Patients: An Evolving Story of Learning and Respect

Staff

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York City, NY

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Maine - Addressing health disparities among transgender patients in rural Maine

Andrea Swiedom

The Franklin Journal

Farmington, ME

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Washington (state) - Kreidler directs health insurers in Washington state to protect transgender patients

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Northern Kittitas County Tribune

Olympia, WA

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civil rights - Over the objections of religious groups, Virginia is poised to mandate nondiscriminatory care for transgender patients

Kate Masters
12 On Your Side

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civil rights - Limited in-state providers lead transgender patients to seek care in Madison

Kylie Coffin
The Daily Cardinal

Madison, WI

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Florida - Florida surgeon loses job after posting graphic photos of transgender patients on Instagram

Rhuaridh Marr
Metroweekly

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lead story - Gender Clinic Aims to Improve Transgender Patients' Care

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US News and World Report

New Orleans, Louisiana

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lead story - US doctors asked how they feel about caring for transgender patients

Reuters
Channel NewsAsia

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lead story - NHS sued for failure to help transgender patients with fertility

Jamie Doward
The Guardian

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civil rights - Here’s why psychiatric hospitals are so bad at helping transgender patients

Josh Israel, Danielle McLean
ThinkProgress

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ezs note:  If you are as moved as I was, do as I did and call your state Senator and State Representative and ask for more, better beds for those who desperately need them.  Thanks.   

lead story - Transgender patients sue Wisconsin for not covering their surgeries

Avery Anapol
The Hill

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civil rights - Trump to Reverse Obama Administration Healthcare Protections for Trans Patients

BJ Colangelo
Cleveland Scene

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Dementia care advice for transgender patients drawn up

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BBC News - Wales

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Transgender patients with diabetes may not be adequately treated for risk factors

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EurekAlert

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Are You Ready for Transgender Patients?

Joshua Safer
Medscape

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Transgender Patients 'Are Like Everyone Else'

Rachel Levine
Medscape

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These transgender patients now have a place to change their lives all at once

Patrick Harris
Miami Herald

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