Monday, May 29, 2017

Gay and Transgender Patients to Doctors: We’ll Tell. Just Ask.

NYT > Health
Doctors often don’t ask about sexual orientation and gender identity because they don’t want to make patients uncomfortable. But a new study suggests that concern may be unfounded.
Patients with strep infections were far more likely to suffer damaged heart valves if they had a certain mutation, researchers reported.
A small study of football players found their verbal abilities declined over an eight-year period, compared with those of team coaches and executives.

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