Gender Disparity
Q&A: Providing period products to homeless youths makes ‘a big difference’
In the greater Philadelphia area, the Menstrual Health Equity Initiative provides period products on a reliable basis for women and girls experiencing homelessness, so they can attend school and work without disruption.
Q&A: Women physicians need to ‘be at the table, advocate for changes’ to thrive in GI
In a 2023 survey published in JAMA Network Open, women physicians reported being responsible for 58.4% of family maintenance, including childcare or eldercare, and 49.2% of household duties compared with their spouses or partners.
MELD 3.0 reduces sex-based disparities in liver transplant access, waitlist outcomes
SAN DIEGO — Waitlist mortality and liver transplant rates for women appear to more closely align with rates for men after the implementation of MELD 3.0, according to late-breaking data presented at The Liver Meeting.
Work-life balance perception may differ between men, women in orthopedics
DALLAS — Results presented here showed the perception of work-life balance approached significant difference among male and female orthopedic surgeons, as well as among physicians initially interested in arthroplasty.
High- vs. moderate-intensity exercise reduces ghrelin levels regardless of sex
Regardless of sex, high- vs. moderate-intensive exercise may better reduce ghrelin levels, but its effect on hunger perceptions may differ between men and women, according to results published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.
Addressing global gender inequities in academic publishing critical for women in medicine
Women continue to be underrepresented globally in authorship of oncology publications, specifically as senior authors, according to study results.
Sex, race, insurance type predict youth access to obesity drugs
SAN ANTONIO — Researchers identified several factors associated with likelihood of obesity drug prescription among youths, including female sex, higher obesity severity, having more comorbidities and older age, a speaker reported.
Identifying, treating alcohol-associated liver disease in women requires change in mindset
PHILADELPHIA — The rate of alcohol-associated liver disease among women is the rise and physicians must keep it in mind when discussing medical history with their female patients, according to a review presented here.
VIDEO: Strategies for equitable contraceptive care with Maria Rodriguez, MD
DENVER — In this Healio video exclusive, Maria Rodriguez, MD, MPH, discusses how access to contraceptive care is directly tied to maternal morbidity and mortality as well as other reproductive health outcomes.
VIDEO: Martha Gulati, MD, on practical solutions to improve CV outcomes in women
BOSTON — In this Healio video exclusive, Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, discusses her presentation at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress, “How to Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women.”