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News & Commentary
Women and Opioids: Something Different is Happening Here (The Lancet)
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)
“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)
Are women more ill than men are? And are women affected by other types of diseases? Are women’s health subject… [Read More]
NIH Awards Tulane $2.65 Million to Boost Research in Women’s Health, Sex Differences (Tulane University)
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)
While gender disparities continue to exist in medical research, one journalist notes that healthcare professionals are recognizing that gender-based differences… [Read More]
Why Aren’t We Talking About Postpartum Mood Disorders in Immigrant Women? (Pacific Standard)
A variety of factors, including shallow community networks and language barriers, can compound the effects of postpartum mood disorders among… [Read More]
Sex Differences in Human Gene Expression (The Scientist)
Researchers have uncovered thousands of genes whose activity varies between men and women. This has significant implications for reproductive biology…. [Read More]
Consideration of Sex Differences in Medicine to Improve Health Care and Patient Outcome (JAMA, 2016)
Legato et al. (2016) highlight three areas where sex difference impacts how men and women respond to medical treatment to… [Read More]