Gender

SAN DIEGO — A survey from the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons revealed that surgical volume and gender were key determinants of compensation for hip and knee surgeons, according to results presented here.

SAN DIEGO — Increasing diversity and addressing gender and racial gaps among nephrology fellows requires immediate action, researchers said at ASN Kidney Week.

College students who identified as transgender or gender nonconforming and those with autism had a greater risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors, study results published in JAMA Network Open showed.

Men are more than twice as likely than women to develop IgG4-related disease, and demonstrate “striking” sex-dependent organ distribution and B-cell response, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

Published results showed gender may not be a significant factor in return to learn rates for high school athletes with sports-related concussions.

June is Pride Month, and this year marks the 55th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York — a pivotal event in our nation’s LGBTQIA+ history.

Gender bias occurs across the board in the ophthalmic field, just as in any other.

Although it is still unclear why gender differences exist in rheumatoid arthritis, it is known that the disease is more prevalent among and tends to be more painful for women.

Consideration of sex and gender in trial design, enrollment and data analysis is needed to improve the validity and equity of ophthalmology trials associated with FDA drug approvals, according to research in JAMA Ophthalmology.

The prevalence of patients with interstitial lung disease who receive treatment varied across countries, with some sex- and race-based differences, according to results published in CHEST.