In a @jamanetworkopen.com study, Solomon Center student research fellow @kylegavulic.bsky.social and his co-authors found that underreporting of dementia diagnosis far exceeded that of other conditions and was associated with reduced postdiagnosis care engagement. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Dementia Diagnosis Underreporting and Care Engagement Among Older Adults

This cohort study compares underreporting of dementia diagnosis with that of other diagnosed conditions among persons with probable dementia and examines associations of underreporting with care engag...

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New study out w/ Yuting Qian and Xi Chen in @jamanetworkopen.com in which we find 67% of patients with a documented dementia dx do not report it. We investigate the patient- and system-level factors associated with underreporting, & whether it matters to postdiagnosis care and end-of-life planning.

Dementia Diagnosis Underreporting and Care Engagement Among Older Adults

This cohort study compares underreporting of dementia diagnosis with that of other diagnosed conditions among persons with probable dementia and examines associations of underreporting with care engag...

jamanetwork.com

📣New paper in JAMA Pediatrics by YSPH MD/PhD student Kyle Gavulic, in collaboration with Drs. Pachankis and Aaron -- a timely addition to the scholarly conversation on the practice of "conversion therapy." Read the article here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Another great piece grappling w/ the tension of talk therapy as speech vs medical treatment, the threats this decision poses for states’ ability to enforce standards of care, and how this decision may undermine Chiles’s very own profession. @michaelrulrich.bsky.social www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Therapy’s Conversion — Chiles v. Salazar’s Threat to Mental Health Treatment and Standards of Care | NEJM

Chiles v. Salazar, a challenge to Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, could seriously affect LGBTQ+ health, mental health professionals, and the legal relevance of standards of care.

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Yes, the Chiles decision will be deleterious for LGBTQ populations and ALSO this article hits the nail on the head in terms of the broader concerns I have with the decision. How will this decision weaken states’ authority to regulate ANY discredited medical intervention that might involve speech?

STAT@statnews.com · 6mo ago

A Supreme Court ruling this week on gender and sexuality “conversion therapy” could narrow the authority of state medical boards over care involving speech. www.statnews.com/2026/04/03/c...

🚨Update: The SCOTUS decision is HERE. The majority (8-1) decides CO’s SOGICE ban constitutes viewpoint discrimination, dismissing state police power to regulate medicine and the preponderance of evidence that SOGICE are associated with harm. Jackson dissents.🚨See our recs on how to take action.

@kylegavulic.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New piece with @medlawdan.bsky.social and John Pachankis @yalesph.bsky.social on “conversion therapy” (SOGICE) in the US, motivated by Chiles v. Salazar heard by SCOTUS in October. This is espcially geared toward clincians, professional associations and policymakers to get out ahead of the decision.

Writing for @jamapediatrics.com, @solomonctryls.bsky.social student fellow Kyle Gavulic and co-authors @medlawdan.bsky.social and John Pachankis assess the history and regulation of conversion therapy as SCOTUS weighs the constitutionality of banning the practice. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

“Conversion Therapy” in the US

This Viewpoint discusses the practice of sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts in the US, despite their association with harms, and offers recommendations for regulation and how to sup...

jamanetwork.com

LGBTQ+ population health hangs in the balance @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social @yalesph.bsky.social @sjquinney.bsky.social I'd also recommend this piece by Jack Turban and Michal Ulrich in @jamapediatrics.com : jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Chiles vs Salazar—Conversion Efforts Bans and Free Speech

This Viewpoint discusses an upcoming US Supreme Court case that will examine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion efforts for minors appropriately regulates substandard clinical practice or is a viewp...

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NEW): I have a paper in @jamapediatrics.com with @kylegavulic.bsky.social & John Pachankis describing the harmful history of "conversion therapy" & current efforts to revive it, including a Supreme Court case that may grant constitutional protections to practitioners jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

New piece with @medlawdan.bsky.social and John Pachankis @yalesph.bsky.social on “conversion therapy” (SOGICE) in the US, motivated by Chiles v. Salazar heard by SCOTUS in October. This is espcially geared toward clincians, professional associations and policymakers to get out ahead of the decision.

“Conversion Therapy” in the US

This Viewpoint discusses the practice of sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts in the US, despite their association with harms, and offers recommendations for regulation and how to sup...

jamanetwork.com

NEW: Paper in @jama.com (me, Glenn Cohen, & @drsinhaesq.bsky.social) discusses FDA plan to approve leucovorin for new indication based on "case reports" and "mechanistic data" 1. Departure from FDA's evidentiary standards 2. May harm patients and set bad precedent jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Neighborhoods with high levels of both historical and contemporary structural racism, such as redlining and modern segregation, experienced higher rates of opioid overdose deaths, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. ja.ma/4otrgG3

When is the point of no return for extending ACA tax credits? They expire 12/31, so that’s a drop dead date. Open enrollment starts November 1. If they’re not extended by then, enrollees may start dropping out. Even if open enrollment is extended, people could be hard to reach.

#NOKINGS Cheshire, CT!

I just signed this. Please consider do so as well. alumni.controlshift.app/petitions/tr...

Trump attacks 9 universities: Sign the alumni petition to defend your school now

Are you an alum outraged by Trump's attacks on universities? Defend your school now by signing this alumni petition in support of these 9 universities as well as campus communities across America.

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Join the 24-hour #SaveAIDSResearch livestream starting TODAY, Tuesday, September 16th at 11a ET: www.youtube.com/live/fbza_tI... I’ll hosting 2-4p ET today and 9-10a ET tomorrow morning. Join us!

Words cannot express the gratitude I hold to be able to work alongside my friends & colleagues in the TGD community, & an incredible multidisciplinary team of clinicians, to push fwd the frontier of equitable & inclusive UME. If you've never been to @glma-lgbthealth.bsky.social, I highly recommend.

Please to write this @washingtonpost.com Op-Ed with Eric Rubin about the importance of independent medical journals like ours @nejm.org & @jama.com wapo.st/4kUqfV9

Opinion | This system is critical to Americans’ health. We must defend it.

Medical progress depends on independent journals to advance science without political interference.

wapo.st

Senate passes the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” with JD Vance’s tie-breaking vote. Now back to the House where there remains hope to still defeat this deeply harmful and unpopular bill.

Justice Sotomayor: "Today's ruling ushers in that new reality."   "Exposing students to the 'message' that LGBTQ people exist, and that their loved ones may celebrate their marriages and life events, the majority says, enough to trigger the most demanding form of judicial scrutiny."

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · last yr.

BREAKING:   WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court rules Maryland parents can pull their children from public school lessons that use LGBTQ storybooks.

#Breaking: Supreme Court rejects challenge to free preventive care, bolsters RFK Jr.’s power www.statnews.com/2025/06/27/s...

Supreme Court rejects challenge to free preventive care, bolsters RFK Jr.'s power

The SCOTUS decision preserves free preventive health care and sets the stage for a bigger role for RFK Jr. in determining what's covered.

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Good news! SCOTUS has ruled that the US Preventive Services Task Force can continue determining which preventive care services must be covered at no cost - meaning everything from PrEP to cancer screenings must be covered. While this is good news, let’s continue to push for healthcare for all!

Supreme Court endorses Obamacare panel that requires free preventive care

The case grew out of a conservative religious challenge to the approval of HIV prevention treatments that insurers are required to provide at no cost to patients.

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Proud of Dr Pachankis @yalesph.bsky.social and his team. While #mentalhealth care for LGBTQ+ Americans is being gutted … this team keeps doing the work. 🏳️‍🌈 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Taking the initiative: improving LGBT+ mental health through science - Nature Mental Health

Nature Mental Health - Taking the initiative: improving LGBT+ mental health through science

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On this Juneteenth, I'm so happy to share my twin sister’s, Uché Blackstock, MD, powerful op-ed on Black children’s futures. As a Black mother and physician, she names the urgent need to protect and nurture our children especially in these challenging times. thehill.com/opinion/heal...

Young people can still contact The Trevor Project just as they always have by calling 1-866-488-7386, via chat at TheTrevorProject.org/Get-Help, or by texting START to 678678. (4/4)

Get Help

Get immediate help 24/7/365. The Trevor Project's crisis counselors are just a text, chat, or phone call away. Completely confidential and free LGBTQ hotline.

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Just because this Court chooses neither to acknowledge violations of the Equal Protection Clause in plain sight, nor to engage with the evidence base for gender affirming care, does not change the fact that this care is life-saving. The fight continues today and every day.

Nothing sums up the state of affairs for transgender Americans quite like the US Supreme Court denying trans people life-saving healthcare at the same time that the Trump administration shuts down suicide prevention programs for LGBTQ people. These bastards want us all dead.

Maggie Astor@maggieastor.bsky.social · last yr.

Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

Great coverage of the current state of LGBTQ mental health research in the words of Dr. John Pachankis @yalesph.bsky.social

Taking the initiative: improving LGBT+ mental health through science - Nature Mental Health

Nature Mental Health - Taking the initiative: improving LGBT+ mental health through science

nature.com

As I was leaving the North Haven Pride fest, I ran into @delauro.house.gov on her way in. We spoke for a few min about the dire state of HHS & she held my hands the entire time. It really meant a lot, not to mention her making the time to attend the local Pride fest. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Thank you, Congresswoman!

We the People will prevail #Nokings great showing in New Haven, CT!