Health Equity Researcher & Advocate. LGBTQIA+ Health. HIV Derm. Emory University Assistant Professor.
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FDA OKs iPLEDGE Change for Gender-Neutral Language MDedge October 19th, 2021…8. Expert reactions “This is an exciting and welcome change from the FDA on iPLEDGE that many dermatologists, myself included, have advocated for quite a few years,” Howa Yeung, MD, MSc, assistant professor of …
How Going on Estrogen Changed My SkinAllure · July 1st, 2021…”Many trans women note that their skin feels softer, firmer, more elastic, and more hydrated after starting estrogen and/or progesterone,” says Howa Yeung, a dermatology professor at Emory University in Atlanta…
LGBTQ Patients Face Unique Skin RisksMDedge · May 4th, 2021…Dr. Jon Klint Peebles Hormone therapy and acne In a related presentation at the meeting, Howa Yeung, MD, of the department of dermatology, Emory University, Atlanta, said that in transgender people, …
Skin Cancer Prevalence Higher in Men Who Identify as Gay, Bisexual· February 25th, 2020…indicates how likely someone’s skin is to be damaged by sun exposure. Based on these findings, Dr. Howa Yeung and colleagues, who were not involved with the study, suggested that the next phase of this researc…
LGBTQ People Face Higher Skin Cancer Burden· February 12th, 2020…and 9,500 bisexual women. History of skin cancer was self-reported. In the accompanying editorial, Howa Yeung, MD, of Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, and colleagues praised the new findings on…
Gay & Bi Men Have an Elevated Skin Cancer Rate· February 27th, 2020…8% among trans women and 7.1% among gender-nonconforming individuals. In an accompanying editorial, Howa Yeung, MD, of Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, called for future research on the associati…
Nonphysicians Take Growing Role in Actinic Keratosis Tx· September 21st, 2018…4.0% of actinic keratosis cases were treated by NPs and PAs, which rose to 13.5% in 2015, reported Howa Yeung, MD, of Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, and colleagues in JAMA Dermatology. Dermato…