In many ways, it’s a watershed time for transgender people. In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association eliminated from its diagnostic manual the term “Gender Identity Disorder,” and introduced the term “Gender Dysphoria,” to clarify that people who feel discomfort that their gender identity doesn’t match their physical anatomy do not, in fact, have a “disorder.”
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The HAND Pathway: Erasing the Stigma Surrounding the Obesity Epidemic
Obesity is a condition that is associated with having an excessive amount of body fat, defined by genetic and environmental factors. Obesity is, in fact, an epidemic, and while over the last decade rates have slowed, it is still a major health concern in need of attention and awareness. More than 35 percent of people
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