Sarah McKetta @SMcketta discusses her recent JAMA research on health disparities for lesbian, gay, and bisexual women, including worse physical, mental, and behavioral health than heterosexual women.
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In an otherwise largely homogeneous sample of female nurses, participants identifying as lesbian or bisexual had markedly earlier mortality during the study period compared with heterosexual women. https://t.co/5K8E1h4bQ4
Binge drinking is bad for health, and identifying populations at risk remains an urgent public health priority! Read the whole thing here: https://t.co/Bv3auqFlQe (https://t.co/Bv3auqFlQe) (3/3)
We found that LGBTQ+ disparities in midlife women’s binge drinking have attenuated in recent years - because cisgender, heterosexual women are drinking MORE (2/3)
Proud to report our newest study, “Trends in binge drinking in the United States by LGBTQ+ identity, gender, and age, 2014–2022” by me, @epi_kerrykeyes , @justinOjager was just published in @ACERjournal (1/3)
Perinatal depression can be extremely dangerous, and our study highlights the dire consequences of restrictive abortion legislation for women and families (4/4)
We found that more hostile abortion climates led to higher risks that pregnancies were unintended, which increased risks of depression and stress during pregnancy (3/4)