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???? "Differences across the lifespan between females and males in the top 20 causes of disease burden globally: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021": This study delves into the impact of sex and gender on health, offering insights into variations in disease burden between females and males across different ages and regions. #GlobalHealth #GenderDifferences ????

NEW publication! The POEMS study quantitatively examined factors related to young men who have sex with men (YMSM)'s decisions to use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) by their history of PrEP use and qualitatively elicited their perspectives on PrEP options. Overall, our findings suggest that future interventions may consider tailoring PrEP messaging to YMSM's history of PrEP use, which may ultimately increase PrEP uptake and adherence. https://buff.ly/48x52fn #digitalhealth #mHealth #PrEP #HIVprevention #HIVresearch #research #FSUnursing

Today is World Cancer Day and this year's theme is “Close the Care Gap”. Despite the incredible progress being made in areas of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, research, clinical trials and compassionate care, many Australians still face barriers to equitable care - these include issues such as income, education, geographical location and discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability and lifestyle. Big gratitude and recognition to our clients who are working hard to address these barriers in order to ensure equitable models of care for all Australians. #worldcancerday?#closethecancergap?#WorldCancerDay #CloseTheCancerGap?#CancerAwareness?#CancerPrevention?#CancerResearch?#CancerTreatment?#CancerSupport #TogetherAgainstCancer?#cancerfreefuture

"It is widely recognised that sex and gender interact with factors such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability, age, and sexual orientation to shape human health." This study shows how there are notable differences in the burden of morbidity driven diseases between different genders, and history has shown us how the same is the case for race, socioeconomic status, or the context of.a country as well. Yet, interventions are often one size fits all. In fact, so far, only 7 countries in the entire world have implemented national policies to address men's health specifically. In a nutshell, what does this mean? We need a) Policies that consider these differences by disaggregating data, and b) More inclusive research that takes into consideration the complex relationship between determinants of health and. health https://lnkd.in/gUHkBQ9X #healthsystems #science #research

March 31st?is International Transgender Day of Visibility, and in anticipation, IWK Pharmacy is sharing information and resources on gender affirming care, particularly in our youth population.?? ? Puberty suppression is often used in gender diverse youth to prevent the formation of secondary sex characteristics. Preventing and delaying puberty has been shown to improve the mental health outcomes and social interactions in youth with gender dysphoria. This means that adequate understanding of these medications is vital to provide comprehensive, consistent and safe care to our patients. Gender affirming care also ensures our?patients feel comfortable in the health care they receive! Rainbow Health Ontario is an organization that aims to improve health care for 2SLGBTQIA+ patients. They also provide information and resources for health care providers. For more information on providing care to gender diverse patients, please visit Rainbow Health Ontario at rainbowhealthontario.ca. Further information and guidelines can be found for puberty suppression (https://lnkd.in/eVx2hZM4), femininizing hormone therapy (https://lnkd.in/edgaUU74) and masculinizing hormone therapy (https://lnkd.in/enjnnMpj).

HAPPENING NOW!!! International AIDS Society is hosting a webinar on addressing #HIV-related #stigma & associated discrimination (#racism, #sexism, #queerphobia, #xenophobia). They are sharing best practices on how community-led and community-centered stigma-reduction work can help accelerate our common goal to #EndHIV. When I created the ESCALATE training to do this work in the USA for & NMAC & Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSAgov), HHS, the success was solely because the NMAC Community Advisory Panels of different key (highly impacted) populations told us what was needed. When the Community leads and Public Health entities follow, we all win. Onward. Together.

?? New paper out that I co-authored with spectacular intersectional feminist researcher Sahnah Lim, PhD, MPH, MIA We do a deep dive into the role of gender inequity as an important factor in Latina women’s PrEP decision making, pointing to a need to address partner-driven HIV risk, gender norms, and power imbalance in relationships. You can check out the article here: https://lnkd.in/edEBm-6T -------------------------------- ???Hi, I’m Andrea Mantsios, Founder & Principal Consultant of Public Health Innovation & Action (Phia). Phia is a public health consultancy focused on amplifying community voices to promote equity in health research, programs, and policy. ??Please visit our website phiaconsulting.org to learn more about what we do! #qualitativeresearch #qualitativedata #publichealthresearch #hivresearch

It is heartening to read a #health / #epidemiologist / #nerd, Gideon M-K, reinforce my own non-health/epidemiologist, but maybe a nerd, #research that has re-enforced the danger in relying on people’s interpretations of #studies, and the studies themselves, no more so that into #trans people. We all have our #biases and #assumptions, and those doing and funding studies are no different, nor are those interpreting them. And it never ceases to amaze me how some peoples’ #biases and #assumptions go into overdrive over #trans people who represent say 0.5% to 2% of the population, and whom they are unlikely to have met or had #conversationsthatmatter with, other than shouting their #hate fuelled by #misinformation and #disinformation. And it amazes Gideon M-K: ? As a #cis man, it’s rather bizarre that I’m even writing about issues with scientific interpretation in the transgender health space. But apparently every person online is desperately invested in the genitals of other people. … If this was anything other than transgender medicine, this study would be read by a few dozen people at most, and it would be largely forgotten thereafter. The authors seem to believe that their results are incredibly meaningful, but even if you take these findings entirely at face value there really isn’t much you can read into two statistical models with wide confidence intervals. You’d need much more research to make any strong claim about how gender dysphoria impacts suicide risk, ideally with more robust methodology and a larger number of events (suicides) to run through statistical models. ? Gideon M-K’s analysis is above my pay grade. However, if you are a person, like a #parent or #teacher who has #responsibility for the care of a #child (which is really all of us when you take into account our #socialmedia activities), it would be worth a read ... and I would love to hear your comments after you have read it).

?? LGBTQIA+ communities often face unique challenges that can contribute to higher mortality rates compared to the general population. These challenges arise from systemic issues such as discrimination, stigma, lack of access to healthcare, and higher risks of mental health issues and substance abuse. ?? Mental Health and Suicide: LGBTQIA+ individuals, especially youth, are at higher risk of mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and suicide due to discrimination, bullying, family rejection, and societal pressures. ?? Substance Abuse: Higher rates of substance use, including alcohol, tobacco, and drugs, have been reported in LGBTQIA+ communities, often as a coping mechanism for stress related to societal rejection or discrimination. This can lead to increased mortality from related health conditions, such as liver disease or overdose. ?? HIV/AIDS: Gay and bisexual men, as well as transgender individuals, face a disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS. This, coupled with barriers to healthcare access, can result in higher mortality rates from HIV-related complications. ??Violence and Hate Crimes: Violence against LGBTQIA+ people have historically been victimised and despite steps toward inclusion, continue to experience hate crimes. ??Lack of Access to Affirmative Healthcare: LGBTQIA+ individuals often face barriers to receiving quality healthcare, including discrimination in medical settings and lack of provider knowledge on LGBTQIA+ health issues. ?? Homelessness: LGBTQIA+ youth are overrepresented in the homeless population, often due to family rejection. Homelessness can increase vulnerability to violence, unemployment, mental health issues and poor health outcomes. ?? Addressing these issues requires systemic change, including education, legal protections, and improved access to healthcare, particularly mental health services.

??Women are underrepresented in many heart studies, even though heart disease is as common in women as in men. A good ratio is 0.8 to 1.2, but many studies fall below this. ??Since 2015, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) requires researchers to consider sex and gender in studies. Today, about 50% of participants in NIH-funded studies are women. ??It's important to include more women in studies to improve treatments. Many studies do not?provide gender-specific results, which affects women’s health. #EQUALCAREnow #GenderMedicine #HeatlcareGap #Equality #Cardiology #Research #Guidelines #UndetrepresentationofWomen