Chris Wheldon
@chriswheldon.bsky.social
🎓 Population Health Scientist | Cancer Prevention & Control | Professor | Sexual Health 🌈 LGBT Health 🍽️ Vegophile 🌍 Wanderlust
*My views do not represent the views of my employer or grant funders
*My views do not represent the views of my employer or grant funders
Honored to be part of the first-ever LGBTQIA+ committee for the International Consultation on Sexual Medicine. We reviewed the science and developed clinical guidance on sexual (dys)function across diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and intersex/DSD experiences. #SexualMedicine #ICSM
Sexual function and dysfunction in the LGBTQIA+ community—including before and after gender-affirming surgery: recommendations from the Fifth International Consultation on Sexual Medicine (ICSM 2024)
AbstractIntroduction. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines focused on sexual (dys)function for the LGBTQIA+ (ie, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
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May 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Honored to be part of the first-ever LGBTQIA+ committee for the International Consultation on Sexual Medicine. We reviewed the science and developed clinical guidance on sexual (dys)function across diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and intersex/DSD experiences. #SexualMedicine #ICSM
New student-led paper in Psycho-Oncology! We looked at how discrimination, loneliness, and distress impact quality of life in SGM cancer survivors. Shoutout to lead author Oscar Franco-Rocha!
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April 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
New student-led paper in Psycho-Oncology! We looked at how discrimination, loneliness, and distress impact quality of life in SGM cancer survivors. Shoutout to lead author Oscar Franco-Rocha!
Over 90% of anal cancers are caused by HPV infection. Gay and bisexual men are at greater risk for anal cancer. Get vaccinated! Prevent anal cancer. #hpv #analcancer #LGBT #gaymen #gayboy
March 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Over 90% of anal cancers are caused by HPV infection. Gay and bisexual men are at greater risk for anal cancer. Get vaccinated! Prevent anal cancer. #hpv #analcancer #LGBT #gaymen #gayboy
Reposted by Chris Wheldon
The cancellation of the project for political reasons “is pretty alarming,” says cancer researcher Mandi Pratt-Chapman. scim.ag/4b7RZCx
How a cancer researcher lost a gender-related grant to Trump’s executive orders
“Unethical, unlawful, inhumane”: NIH-backed scientist decries termination of study collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity of cancer patients
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February 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The cancellation of the project for political reasons “is pretty alarming,” says cancer researcher Mandi Pratt-Chapman. scim.ag/4b7RZCx
Reposted by Chris Wheldon
A measles outbreak is growing in a Texas county with dangerously low vaccination rates. Public health practitioners warn such outbreaks will become more common because of scores of laws around the U.S. — pending and passed — that ultimately lower vaccine rates. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Measles Outbreak Mounts Among Children in One of Texas’ Least Vaccinated Counties - KFF Health News
With hospitalizations and at least a dozen cases, health officials race to contain a growing outbreak in a community with low vaccination.
kffhealthnews.org
February 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A measles outbreak is growing in a Texas county with dangerously low vaccination rates. Public health practitioners warn such outbreaks will become more common because of scores of laws around the U.S. — pending and passed — that ultimately lower vaccine rates. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
In this new study published in Nature Scientific Reports, we found that loneliness is a common issue affecting 1 out of 3 cancer survivors. This is a significant issue with important health implications. Read the full article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#cancer #loneliness
#cancer #loneliness
Loneliness among adult cancer survivors in the United States: prevalence and correlates - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Loneliness among adult cancer survivors in the United States: prevalence and correlates
www.nature.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In this new study published in Nature Scientific Reports, we found that loneliness is a common issue affecting 1 out of 3 cancer survivors. This is a significant issue with important health implications. Read the full article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#cancer #loneliness
#cancer #loneliness