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Health and Wellness | May 21, 2024

LGBTQ+ Health Care Needs: What Are They?

LGBTQ+ communities face many health challenges, including access to quality care, mental health services, rising STI rates and more.
Health and Wellness | November 2, 2022

What Is Transgender Affirming Surgery? (video)

A Scripps plastic surgeon explains gender confirmation surgery, including female to male and male to female procedures.
Health and Wellness | June 8, 2022

Caring for Transgender People: What Are Common Health Needs?

Transgender people have the same basic care needs as everyone else but may include access to gender-confirming care.
Health and Wellness | February 19, 2021

What Is Gender Confirmation Surgery?

A Scripps plastic surgeon discusses gender reassignment or confirmation surgery, including male-to-female and female-to-male procedures.
Health and Wellness | January 14, 2020

Caring for the LGBTQ Community (video)

Scripps physicians discuss health care in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. Their issues are urgent and vary.
Scripps in the News | December 22, 2016

Scripps Expert Discusses Harvard Gender Study on KUSI

Emily Sladek, MD, head of gerontology at Scripps Clinic, broke down a Harvard gender study published recently in JAMA Internal Medicine.