On October 12, Cynthia Herrick, MD, MPHS, FACP joined Pope Francis, transgender Catholics and fellow advocates for a private meeting held at Francis’ guesthouse in the Vatican, Italy to discuss a document released by the Vatican’s doctrinal office six months prior, which rejected gender-affirming care for transgender people. Dr. Herrick is co-director of Washington University’s […]
On May 23, Cynthia Herrick, MD, MPHS and colleagues had their study titled “Food insecurity, SNAP participation and glycemic control in low-income adults with predominantly type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional analysis using NHANES 2007–2018 data,” published by BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care. Food insecurity is one social determinant of health (SDoH) known to affect […]
In May, Cynthia Herrick, MD, FACP and collaborators had their study titled, “Associations among social needs, health and healthcare utilization, and desire for navigation services among US Medicaid beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes,” published in “Health and Social Care in the Community.” The study’s intent was to better understand the social needs of Medicaid beneficiaries […]
On June 25-26, some of our Transgender Center doctors celebrated LGBTQIA+ pride at St. Louis PrideFest. Along with many others from Washington University School of Medicine, they marched proudly in the PrideFest parade with OUTmed. You also may have seen them helping out at the OUTmed booth, providing information about the Transgender Center. Year-round, the […]