Gender Disparity

To improve morbidity and mortality rates for postpartum Black women, clinicians must focus on patients’ lived experiences, communication needs and the consequences of structural racism, researchers reported in O&G Open.

The decline in maternal deaths after the Dobbs decision was likely affected by a spike in COVID-19-related deaths during 2021, complicating efforts to assess the ramifications of restrictions on abortion access, researchers reported.

Among patients who had cardiac surgery, men were more likely than women to have postoperative atrial fibrillation, but for those with postoperative AF, the mortality risk was greater in women, researchers reported.

Among older women, messaging strategies significantly increased support for and intentions of breast cancer screening cessation, with the strongest effects occurring when messages were delivered over time from multiple sources, data show.

Women surgeons across three surgical subspecialties received lower reimbursement for fee-for-service procedures, submitted less charges and experienced lower practice volume vs. men surgeons, according to study results.

The Women in Medicine Summit, taking place Sept. 13 and 14, in Chicago, will provide attendees skill building, networking and other opportunities to amplify women in medicine and work toward gender equity in health care.

Odds of developing chronic pain conditions were doubled for women who experienced domestic violence in adulthood vs. those without a history of violence, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in BMC Women’s Health.

For patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, bystander CPR improved rates of survival to hospital discharge, but the degree varied by race and sex, researchers reported in Circulation.

Career trajectories differed by race and ethnicity among a cohort of “particularly promising” clinician-researchers, with many reporting being likely to leave their current positions in medicine in 2 years, according to survey results.

U.S. women medical school deans reported expectations of being more proactive, participating in external leadership development programs and confronting biases during the search process vs. their male counterparts, according to a study.