NEW MEDICAL CLINIC TO SERVE GAY, LESBIAN COMMUNITY.Byline: Jenifer Hanrahan Daily News Staff Writer In another sign that the AIDS crisis has abated in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center will open a doctor's office to cater to the health-care needs of gays and lesbians beyond just HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and AIDS. The new Lambda Medical Group location, which will be staffed by five family-practice physicians and one ob-gyn affiliated with the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission School of Medicine, opens today at the Museum Square Building, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. ``We want to offer a safe haven for gay men and lesbians in a setting that combines sensitivity with quality care,'' said Lorri Jean, executive director of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, the city's largest provider of social and medical services for the gay community. Research has shown that lesbian and gay people avoid seeking medical care because of fear of discrimination from doctors and other medical workers, Jean said. As a result, some gays and lesbians avoid doctor visits or don't reveal their sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. , raising the risk of a misdiagnosis mis·di·ag·no·sis n. pl. mis·di·ag·no·ses An incorrect diagnosis. mis·di  ag·nose . The Lambda Medical Group will be the umbrella name for the center's full range of medical services, which includes a clinic for people with HIV and AIDS and a women's health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. clinic. These services, offered free or on a sliding scale for 15 years, will continue to be available at the center's headquarters at 1625 N. Schrader Blvd., Los Angeles. Most insurance, including health management organization plans and Medi-Cal, are accepted at all three locations. For more information, call (877) 452-6232. |
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