In an historic move that will advance health for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will require that all Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems certified under the Meaningful Use program have …
This week celebrates the 10th Anniversary of National Health IT (HIT) Week. The theme for this year is “One Voice, One Vision: Transforming Health.” As health care is increasingly turning to technology to improve systems and processes to benefit patients …
On October 2 and 3, Fenway Health hosted a comprehensive training conference on the health care needs of the transgender community, addressing what is often an acute knowledge deficit throughout the health care system. Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health was …
Fenway Health’s Sidney Borum, Jr. Health Center has long been a second home for many area youth, offering safe, non-judgmental care for young people who may not feel comfortable going anywhere else. Now, thanks to a talented local artist, Borum …
Judith Bradford, Ph.D., director of the Center for Population Research in LGBT Health and co-chair of The Fenway Institute, has been appointed to the National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities. The council is the principal advisory …
A new report from the Special Legislative Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Aging recommends a set of large-scale reforms that will improve the lives of Massachusetts’ LGBT senior citizens.
The report was released at a State House briefing …
Findings from a new open-label trial of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could help erase any lingering doubts around the drug’s efficacy in preventing HIV infection outside of a controlled study environment.
The PROUD study, which took place at 13 English sexual
Despite the growing visibility of transgender and gender variant people in recent years, this demographic still faces vast disparities in the realms of medical and behavioral health care. Too often, providers lack the knowledge and training needed to give transgender …
Increasing the visibility of LGBT people within health care is critical to tearing down barriers to care and ensuring sensitive and inclusive services. In this spirit, the National LGBT Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute has released a new …
In a move that will help protect the health and wellbeing of countless transgender and gender variant people, the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a proposed regulation that clarifies that Section …
