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Transgender patients get specialized care at Massachusetts health clinic

An exam room at Transhealth in Northampton, Massachusetts. (Karen Brown)
An exam room at Transhealth in Northampton, Massachusetts. (Karen Brown)

Many transgender people are poorly served by mainstream medicine, as providers often lack an understanding of gender issues. A new clinic in western Massachusetts focuses almost exclusively on transgender patients.

Karen Brown of New England Public Media reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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