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Pride Month 2022: Article collections on health and wellbeing in the LGBT+ community

Frontiers

We are proud to showcase the top closed and open article collections on improving the health and wellbeing of LGBT+ individuals. Researchers explored topics spanning from transgender pain and queer aging to HIV prevention and sexual health in non-binary adolescents. Transgender healthcare. LGBT+ aging.

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Social Determinants and Lupus Care in the Black Community

Black Health Matters

When it comes to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and social determinants of health (SDoH), it’s clear that these issues go hand in hand, especially for the Black community. “Nearly 80% of patients, most of whom were Black women, screened positive for at least one social risk factor,” Dr. .

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The Alarming Rise of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Among US Youth

Mercola

Crohns disease can affect any part of the digestive system, from the mouth to the anus, while ulcerative colitis is confined to the colon and rectum. 3 These figures highlight the growing impact of IBD on both the health care system and the lives of those affected. focusing on children under 20 years of age.

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Inguinal Hernias: Incidence, Causes, and Treatments

Mercola

Inguinal hernias are one of the most common surgical conditions encountered in clinical practice, representing a significant healthcare burden worldwide. This condition can affect individuals of all ages and genders, though they are more prevalent in men.

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Hospital Systems: A Framework for Maximizing Social Benefit

The Health Care Blog

Hospital consolidation has risen to the top of the health policy stack. As a consequence, the Biden administration has targeted the health care industry for enhanced and more vigilant anti-trust enforcement. These systems demonstrated that they are capable of producing, rapidly and on demand, demonstrable social benefit.

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HealthyNYC – Extending the Lifespan of New Yorkers

Fund for Public Health NYC

Years NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today unveiled “ HealthyNYC , ” an ambitious plan to improve and extend the average lifespan of all New Yorkers. Read “ Using Law to Advance Population Health Planning ” in Health Affairs.

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Epidemiology Terms: A Glossary of Epidemiological Words

Gideon

Whether you are a student of nursing, health sciences, public health, or another specialty, you may be interested in expanding your knowledge of epidemiology. Public health and government agencies prevent the spread of emerging infectious diseases on their shores. We can see this visually represented with outbreak or case maps.