Verdi’s Falstaff continues San Diego Opera’s mainstage season Feb. 18, 2017

SAN DIEGO – San Diego Opera’s mainstage season continues Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 with Verdi’s Falstaff. An international cast of opera stars brings the story of Falstaff, Shakespeare’s beloved character from his plays The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV, to life in Verdi’s final opera he composed and only his second comedy. Falstaff…

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UC San Diego Health to open Jacobs Medical Center Nov. 20

SAN DIEGO — UC San Diego Health will open Jacobs Medical Center, a 245-bed medical and surgical specialty hospital, Nov. 20, 2016. Named in recognition of $100 million in gifts from Joan and Irwin Jacobs, the 10-story facility combines renowned physician-scientists and care teams, precision medicine, clinical trials and creative arts and culinary offerings to…

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Professional training conference on transgender issues expands to Los Angeles

SEATTLE, Wash. – In response to overwhelming demand, Seattle’s long-running Gender Odyssey conference announced today it is expanding in 2017 to include a two-day professional conference in Los Angeles, Calif. Gender Odyssey Professional – Los Angeles (#GOProLA) will premiere Wednesday and Thursday, June 28-29, at the Burbank Marriott. GO Pro Seattle (#GOProSEA) will continue at…

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Study finds arthritis drug significantly effective in treating Crohn’s disease

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have shown that ustekinumab, a human antibody used to treat arthritis, significantly induces response and remission in patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease. Results of the clinical trial will appear in the November 16 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. “A high…

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Court finds Minnesota transgender surgery ban unconstitutional

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota district court ruled this week that transgender people on the state’s Medical Assistance program in Minnesota deserve access to medically necessary services related to gender transition. Since 2005, surgical treatments for gender dysphoria have been excluded from coverage even though equivalent treatments were covered under the federal Medicare program and…

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Equality Federation denounces Trump strategist pick

Equality Federation has denounced the Trump announcement of Stephen Bannon as chief strategist. In a statement released today Equality Federation said that it, ” … is deeply concerned that Donald Trump has surrounded himself with a team of individuals who actively support the denial of LGBTQ equality and promote racism, xenophobia, and misogyny. Together with…

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President Obama names recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama named 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant…

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New study shows bisexual men and women face pay gap

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Bisexual men and women are paid less for doing the same jobs than similarly qualified heterosexual men and women, according to Indiana University research that breaks new ground by treating bisexual individuals as distinct from gay men and lesbians in the workplace. The study, “Sexual Orientation in the Labor Market,” was published online…

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