Gender Pathways Program News Today

As of Dec. 18, Northwestern Medicine patients can record their legal sex as “X” in electronic medical records.

As a plastic surgeon at Northwestern Medicine, Dr. Sumanas Jordan knows transgender and nonbinary patients can have unique needs. About half of her patients come in for gender-affirming surgeries, and their tests and treatments often lead to deep conversations about gender identity. Now, conversations about gender at Northwestern Medicine are expanding to include patients’ medical records. As ...

A Chicago-area hospital system announced that they will give its patients the option to choose "x" as an alternative to identifying as male or female. Northwestern Medicine said that the decision was made to accommodate transgender, nonbinary, or intersex people. Dr. Sumanas Jordan, director o...

Northwestern Medicine (NM) hospitals will soon allow patients to identify as "X" instead of male or female, according to a Monday announcement.

Northwestern Medicine hospitals in Chicago will soon allow patients to identify as “X” instead of male or female, according to a Monday announcement.

Patients at Northwestern Medicine's hospitals and outpatient locations in Illinois will be able to choose “X” as a sex designation starting next week.

Controversy is swirling over a new study on the impacts of surgically removing breasts from biologically female patients ...

Transgender young people feel less distress after gender-confirming surgery, Northwestern study says.