Health

Trauma May be the Cause for Higher Risk of Heart Disease Among Lesbian and Bisexual Women

A new study suggested that lesbian and bisexual women have a higher risk of heart disease due to abuse and trauma, according to Gay Star News. Results found that lesbian and bi women exhibited higher instanc...

Gay and Bisexual Men with Prostate Cancer Face Unique and Unaddressed Challenges

Challenges specific to gay and bisexual men with prostate cancer often go unaddressed, reported NBC News. Prostate cancer is the most prevalent invasive cancer among men, with nearly one in eight men affecte...

ASK THE DOCTOR: The necessity of taking your meds daily

Why do I need to use my asthma inhaler even when I feel fine? “If I am not wheezing, then my asthma is well controlled.” I hear this quite often from many of my asthma patients, especially the patients who do ...

Wisconsin Health Insurance Gender-Reassignment Exclusion Struck Down

A federal judge ruled that a Wisconsin state rule excluding health insurance coverage for medically necessary gender reassignment surgery is considered sex discrimination under federal law, reported WiscNews. ...

White House Takes $260 Million from Cancer/AIDS Research to Keep Kids in Custody

According to multiple sources, the Trump Administration will soon re-allocate an estimated $260 million of public funds from medical research (including cancer research, and HIV/AIDS research) so that the Execu...