Pediatrics

Survey suggests children of gay fathers are well adjusted

Compared to a national sample of heterosexual parents, gay fathers report similar parenting behavior and measures of wellbeing in their children, according to new research to be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

First case of Zika infection after sex between gay men: US

US health authorities on Thursday described the first known case of Zika being transmitted during sex between gay men, suggesting yet another route for infection with the mosquito-borne virus.

Other

More young Americans support gay adoption: survey

(HealthDay)—Young Americans increasingly favor adoption rights for gays and lesbians, with three-quarters of females and two-thirds of males now voicing support, according to a new government report.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Researcher examines body satisfaction in national study of men

A Chapman University psychologist has just published the results of a national study examining how men feel about their bodies and their attractiveness. Long thought to be an issue primarily faced by women, body dissatisfaction ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Robert Spitzer, 'most influential psychiatrist,' dies at 83

Dr. Robert Spitzer—a psychiatrist who played a leading role in establishing agreed-upon standards to describe mental disorders and eliminating homosexuality's designation as a pathology—died Friday in Seattle. He was ...

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