Latine Transgender/Gender Diverse Adolescents: Protective Factors Against Emotional Distress.

Latine transgender/gender diverse (TGD) adolescents may be at increased risk of emotional distress due to structural oppression affecting their intersecting nondominant identities. Multiple protective factors may buffer emotional distress among Latine TGD adolescents. We studied how these protective factors relate to emotional distress, comparing Latine with non-Latine TGD students.

Sport and Physical Activity Among Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Questioning Adolescents.

Purpose: We compared rates of sport and physical activity (PA) of transgender and gender diverse adolescents and adolescents questioning their gender (TGDQ) with those of cisgender adolescents. Additionally, we tested for differences in sport and PA among TGDQ youth.

Methods: We used 2019 Minnesota Student Survey data (N = 125,375).

A case report of autoimmune necrotizing myositis presenting as dysphagia and neck swelling.

Background: Severe dysphagia may occur in the immune mediated necrotizing myopathies (IMNM). Neck swelling and severe dysphagia as the initial symptoms upon presentation has not been previously described.

Case Presentation: A 55-year-old male with a 4 week history of neck swelling, fatigue, dysphagia, myalgias, night sweats, and cough was admitted for an elevated CK.