New research has found a link between dementia and estrogen levels — the more estrogen a woman receives from pregnancy, for example,… [Read More]
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Clinical Research Bias
Women and Opioids: Something Different is Happening Here (The Lancet)
Post Date: 08/01/2018
An opioid crisis is raging in the USA, spreading across Canada, and there is increased opioid prescribing and access to… [Read More]
Women Bear Alzheimer’s Burden: Researchers are Trying to Discover Why (CNN)
Post Date: 07/28/2018
“We’re at a very exciting time in the field.” At the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Chicago, researchers explored biological and social… [Read More]
More Knowledge Needed to Better Understand Women’s Health, Says Medical Doctor (News Medical Life Sciences)
Post Date: 07/01/2018
Are women more ill than men are? And are women affected by other types of diseases? Are women’s health subject… [Read More]
Heart and Brain Disease in Women: Sex and Gender Connections (Begley, 2018)
Post Date: 04/08/2018
Begley, Sharon, Jill Goldstein, Marjorie Jenkins, Ana Langer, and British Robinson, “Heart and Brain Disease in Women: Sex and Gender… [Read More]
She’s a Person, Not a Uterus: Fighting Women’s Global Health Disparities with Dignity
Post Date: 11/06/2017
Across the globe, it’s far too easy to find cases of women who are exploited, mistreated, harmed, and even killed… [Read More]
NIH Awards Tulane $2.65 Million to Boost Research in Women’s Health, Sex Differences (Tulane University)
Post Date: 10/27/2017
Based on the reality that women’s bodies are different than men’s, the National Institutes of Health has awarded Tulane University… [Read More]
“Women are Different”—Gender Disparities in Medicine Cannot be Overlooked (MIMS Today)
Post Date: 09/27/2017
While gender disparities continue to exist in medical research, one journalist notes that healthcare professionals are recognizing that gender-based differences… [Read More]
Considerations and Guidance in Designing Equity-Relevant Clinical Trials (Mbuagbaw, 2017)
Post Date: 07/11/2017
Mbuagbaw, Lawrence, Theresa Aves, Beverley Shea et al., “Considerations and Guidance in Designing Equity-Relevant Clinical Trials,” International Journal for Equity… [Read More]
Why Aren’t We Talking About Postpartum Mood Disorders in Immigrant Women? (Pacific Standard)
Post Date: 07/08/2017
A variety of factors, including shallow community networks and language barriers, can compound the effects of postpartum mood disorders among… [Read More]
