Trans Health
What It's Like to Be Quarantined, Isolated, and Gender Dysphoric
Many transgender Americans have been cut off from essential hormones, surgeries, and support.
The Tonic Guide to Healthcare
A comprehensive, easy-to-follow FAQ about getting medical care, whether you have good insurance, bad insurance, or no insurance at all.
Trans Healthcare Is Finally Getting the Scientific Attention It Deserves
A recent study reporting treatment that allowed a trans woman to breastfeed is only the beginning of a coming wave of long overdue trans healthcare research, experts say.
We Talked to the Doctor Who Helped a Trans Woman Breastfeed Her Baby
She was able to breastfeed exclusively for six weeks.
The Future of Transgender Healthcare Is Online
Transgender patients often travel long distances and pay more for less-than-competent medical care. But as doctors embrace virtual treatment models, those problems may soon be obsolete.
Doctors Aren’t Doing Enough to Protect Trans People from HIV
Sometimes the discrimination trans people experience in a healthcare setting discourages them from ever coming back.
A Lawyer for Chelsea Manning Explains What's Next After Her Life-Saving Commutation
Chase Strangio, an ACLU attorney who has worked for years to secure Manning's access to gender-affirming treatments and measures while imprisoned, tells us what last Tuesday's news meant for him and for her, and what's next.
The Organization That Wants to Make Gender Affirmation Surgery Easier
Because even with insurance coverage, the out-of-pocket costs can total in the thousands.
For Trans Men, Reproductive Health Is Yet Another Obstacle to Overcome
The stigma against trans men's health, coupled with misinformation, makes attaining adequate care incredibly difficult. We talked to trans guys and leading health experts to unpack the status of this under-researched issue.
The Year in Health Care or How Canada Tried to Fix Some Mistakes
It's almost 2016 and chronically ill patients can now choose to end their own life, but women in PEI still can't get an abortion.
On Hold - Trailer
Watch our documentary 'On Hold,' out Wednesday, to hear from transgender patients who are desperately battling for fair treatment in the Canadian healthcare system.