Diversity in Medicine
Commentary
Is Being ‘Manly’ a Threat to a Man’s Health?
We have empirical evidence that men downplay their medical symptoms — and that manlier men downplay them even more.
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FDA Initiative Aims to Improve Diversity in Clinical Trials
This initiative could be a critical step toward ensuring diversity in major clinical trials after years of stagnation, Dr. Valerie Harvey said.
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See the Medical World Through Neurodivergent Doctors’ Eyes
Neurodivergent doctors are judged by their response to stressors that put them at a disadvantage rather than their capabilities under more...
Commentary
When It Comes to Medicine, ‘Women Are Not Small Men’
“Even if women’s health, quote unquote, is on the curriculum, it doesn’t mean that they’re really looking at sex differences.”
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Former UCLA Doctor Receives $14 Million in Gender Discrimination Retrial
Female doctor says institutions must increase transparency and practices that support equal pay for equal work.
Commentary
You Can’t Spell ‘Medicine’ Without D, E, and I
A majority of Americans, physicians, and other healthcare professionals believe in basic fairness.
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Proposed Bill Could End Student Aid for US Med Schools With DEI Programs
A proposed bill would disallow medical schools using ethnicity, sex, or race in admissions from funding or student loan plans.
Opinion
Guidelines Aren’t For Everybody
Always consider the risks of polypharmacy when considering therapies for your elderly patients.
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No Impact of Race on Cardiovascular Risk Calculations
“It’s essential for clinicians and scientists to consider how to appropriately address the health effects of race as a social construct, which has...
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PREVENT: AHA’s new risk calculator incorporates CKM health
PREVENT is for use in adults aged 30-79 years and estimates the 10- and 30-year risk of total CVD including, for the first time, heart failure.
Conference Coverage
Women have worse outcomes in cardiogenic shock
“Our decision-making around women seems to be different to that around men. I think this paper should start to trigger more awareness of that.”