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A new paper by Jacob Arellano-Anderson, HMS student, and Alex S. Keuroghlian, HMS Associate Professor of Psychiatry, discusses the limitations of current alcohol use disorder (AUD) screening tools for accurately assessing and counseling transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse patients. Abstract...

Watch Dr. Marshall Forstein and Dr. Kenneth Mayer discuss the early days of AIDS, its parallels to and differences from what we're currently experiencing with COVID-19, and what we can learn and apply today. Through sharing their own expertise and discussing questions from viewers, they discuss the...

Watch Harvard Medical School LGBTQ faculty and residents in psychiatry discuss strategies for getting through COVID-19—for both their patients and themselves. They discuss the impact of changes to routines and living arrangements, holding onto your LGBTQ+ identity, the importance of community, and...

Every child deserves to be part of a loving family, and establishing a secure legal relationship known as parentage between parents and their children is critical to the well-being of all families. This provides stability and security for children and allows parents to care for their children...

A new paper by Sean Singer, HMS student starting dermatology residency, and Alex S. Keuroghlian, HMS Associate Professor of Psychiatry, describes the potential benefits of Isotretinoin in treating acne related to HRT for transmasculine people. The paper also discusses the current barriers to...

In response to the current events of anti-black police violence and other forms of racism, Harvard WGS faculty have compiled a list of recommended reading for anyone seeking to understand contemporary formations of racism from a perspective that integrates analysis of race with that of gender and...

Dr. Valerie E. Stone, a physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, has been honored by the Massachusetts Medical Society as the 2020 recipient of the Society’s LGBTQ Health Award, an honor recognizing an individual who has made outstanding...

Aliya Feroe recalls the flustered OB-GYN who referred her to another physician after learning she identified as queer. For Rhi Ledgerwood, who was designated female at birth, identifies as trans and doesn’t have sex with men, it was a doctor advising about condoms and pregnancy prevention. For Tim...

The Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Welcomes Sari Reisner, Sc.D., Director of Transgender Research in the Section of Men’s Health, Aging and Metabolism, in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension The Department of Medicine is pleased to welcome Sari L...

The winter edition of Harvard Medicine Magazine has been published with a focus on LGBTQ+ health care. With articles covering intersex care, the impact of discrimination and minority stress on LGBTQ+ people's health, and data privacy with medical records, this edition of Harvard Medicine is a...