Assessing the relationship between mental health and AUDIT score among older sexual and gender minorities.

Introduction: Alcohol use, and its relationship with mental health outcomes, remains a public health priority. Yet, little research has focused on this association among aging sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations with even less dedicated to the unique issues of those aging with HIV, a gap we begin to fill here.

Methods: Data for this analysis originated from the Columbus Healthy Aging Project (CHAP), a cross-sectional survey among adults ≥50 years who reside in the Columbus, Ohio.

Nausea, Vomiting, and Nonbloody Diarrhea in the Emergency Department.

Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea are frequent co-occurring symptoms that can mask or mimic commonly occurring conditions, or rarely, more serious concerns. The Ending the HIV Epidemic's focus on increased widespread use of PrEP, a biomedical HIV prevention strategy, highlights the importance of discussing common clinical management scenarios. The use of oral PrEP formulations has demonstrated a "startup syndrome" which involves GI upset.

Alcohol and inflammation: Examining differences at the intersection of sexual identity and race/ethnicity.

Sexual minorities (SMs; e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other non-heterosexual individuals) are more likely to be current alcohol drinkers than their heterosexual peers while separately experiencing elevated inflammation.

Use of Primary Care and Emergency Departments for Substance Use Treatment: The Rural and Urban Divide.

: Alcohol and illicit substance use remain significant public health issues in the United States. In this analysis, we assessed differences in the use of primary care and emergency departments (EDs) for treatment of substance use among rural and urban sexual minorities (SMs).: Data come from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH, 2015-2019).