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June 14, 2023 Communicating with healthcare professionals can be difficult for anyone, but for queer/trans people, it can be even more challenging to navigate how to come out to our healthcare team. Many LGBTQ+ people have stories about awkward interactions in healthcare, from lesbians reassuring doctors that they’re definitely not getting pregnant, to gay dads having to explain the connection to their children. No matter how you choose to discuss your identity with your phys

May 9, 2023 The Patient Community Liaison Microgrant was created to help patient ambassadors lead grassroots and community efforts to advance awareness, treatment and prevention of vascular diseases, including Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). The Patient Community Liaison Microgrant has been awarded to Kim Campbell, RN. Her project focus is on educating her community in Atlanta and hometown of Greenville, Mississippi, about PAD with the goal of decreasing and potentially prev

May 9, 2023 May is Stroke Awareness Month, and for this Patient Community Newsletter, we’re going to help spread awareness about this all-too-common vascular event. Knowing is half the battle, and we encourage you and your loved ones to learn about what a stroke is, what it looks like, and what to do if it happens. May is Stroke Awareness Month. Vascular Cures wants to mark this important month by spreading the message that 80% of strokes are preventable.  A little progress o