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      Caring for LGBT patients

      People identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) are a sexual minority and suffer significant health inequalities compared to the heterosexual majority.1 An estimated 1.7% to 9.9% of the adult population identify as LGBT but the validity of these estimates is questioned.1 The issue of sexual...

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      Recent decades have seen great advances in the medical management of HIV, including HIV prevention. In 2019, people diagnosed with HIV who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) can expect to have a near-normal life expectancy.1 Further, a person living with HIV virologically suppressed on ART will not transmit the...

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