Queer and trans people face health disparities alongside precarious employment and housing that could be magnified during the pandemic
Keren Landman
Keren Landman is a practising physician, epidemiologist and journalist who covers topics in medicine and public health. She is trained in internal medicine and pediatrics with specialties in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology, and served as a disease detective at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As a researcher, she has focused on the prevention and treatment of HIV and malaria in resource-poor countries, and she has worked as a medical epidemiologist at the New York City health department. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
We should’ve learned from the AIDS epidemic. We didn’t
We know that transparency, testing, reducing stigma and increasing access can save lives in the COVID-19 crisis. So why are we repeating past mistakes?
Is HIV causing premature aging?
The degree to which HIV acts as a risk factor for chronic conditions that predict poor health or itself accelerates the aging process remains an unanswered question
Does being out help or hinder LGBTQ2 doctors?
Medical students applying for residency are asking that the application include an optional field to self-identify as queer
How doulas can help LGBTQ2 parents navigate childbirth
Doulas can improve birth outcomes in marginalized communities. For LGBTQ2 parents, this means a trained companion to help them in the labour room and beyond