The importance of capturing demographic data in health care settings and population surveys can’t be overstated. If a population or group isn’t counted, it may as well be invisible. That’s why the ...

Credit: Getty Images John R. Blosnich argues that ceasing data collection on gender and sexuality minorities serves to weaken American public health rather than protect it, as the Trump Administration ...

Over the past three years, many Americans learned more about epidemiology than they ever knew before. From Covid-19 to mpox to polio, a new generation of citizen scientists is now joining trained ...

Sexual orientation - dictated by factors like sexual identity, attraction and behavior - is challenging to measure comprehensively. This is reflected in variations in the number of lesbian, gay, ...

Collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity will help America's health care system better care for those who are gay and transgender. Health insurance exchanges, established under the ...

Sexual minority groups report relatively more mental health issues than heterosexual people, and identifying sexual minorities through efficient survey questions helps bridge mental health disparities ...