Gender medicine: effects of sex and gender on cardiovascular disease manifestation and outcomes

V Regitz-Zagrosek, C Gebhard - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2023 - nature.com
Despite a growing body of evidence, the distinct contributions of biological sex and the
sociocultural dimension of gender to the manifestations and outcomes of ischaemic heart …

Interactions between gender and sepsis—implications for the future

I Lakbar, S Einav, N Lalevée, I Martin-Loeches… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sex and gender dimorphisms are found in a large variety of diseases, including sepsis and
septic shock which are more prevalent in men than in women. Animal models show that the …

Surgeon sex and long-term postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing common surgeries

CJD Wallis, A Jerath, K Aminoltejari… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Sex-and gender-based differences in a surgeon's medical practice and
communication may be factors in patients' perioperative outcomes. Patients treated by …

Microaggressions, interrupted: The experience and effects of gender microaggressions for women in STEM

JY Kim, A Meister - Journal of Business Ethics, 2023 - Springer
Women continue to remain underrepresented in STEM, and this gender disparity is
particularly pronounced in leadership positions. Through in-depth, qualitative interviews of …

Sex bias in pain management decisions

M Guzikevits, T Gordon-Hecker, D Rekhtman… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
In the pursuit of mental and physical health, effective pain management stands as a
cornerstone. Here, we examine a potential sex bias in pain management. Leveraging …

A hidden problem: peripheral artery disease in women

MM Kavurma, L Boccanfuso, C Cutmore… - … Journal-Quality of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) has a huge social and economic burden and is an
important contributor to the global health burden. Sex differences in PAD are apparent, with …

Global Cancer Surgery: pragmatic solutions to improve cancer surgery outcomes worldwide

C Are, SS Murthy, R Sullivan, M Schissel… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary The first Lancet Oncology Commission on Global Cancer Surgery was published
in 2015 and serves as a landmark paper in the field of cancer surgery. The Commission …

Association of affirming care with chronic disease and preventive care outcomes among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer older adults

T McKay, NM Tran, H Barbee, JK Min - American journal of preventive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Experiences of discrimination and bias in healthcare contribute to health
disparities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer populations. To avoid …

Sex differences in diabetic foot ulcer severity and outcome in Belgium

AS Vanherwegen, P Lauwers, A Lavens, K Doggen… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Sex differences are increasingly recognized to play an important role in the
epidemiology, treatment and outcomes of many diseases. This study aims to describe …

[HTML][HTML] Gender representation in orthopaedic surgery: a geospatial analysis from 2015 to 2022

NJ Peterman, B Macinnis, K Stauffer, R Mann, EG Yeo… - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A retrospective study was conducted using publicly available National Provider
Identifier (NPI) data from 2015 to 2022. Orthopaedic surgeons and their genders were …