Gender | Australian Doctor Group

GPs less likely to prescribe heart meds to women

22nd May 2020

GPs are less likely to prescribe aspirin and statins to women than men if they have heart disease or are at high risk, a…

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9th March 2020

Female surgeons in a UK hospital, tired of being mistaken for non-surgical staff in theatre, have taken the step of…

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6th March 2020

Obstetricians and gynaecologists are calling on the Federal Government to take steps to end ‘period poverty’ by making…

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3rd March 2020

Women in top positions at US medical schools earn on average $100,000 a year less than men, a study suggests. Women who…

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24th February 2020

In an online experiment, people gave 'simulated' ED doctors roughly the same satisfaction rating, regardless of the doctor's…

20th February 2020

A study published last week, and covered on 6minutes, claims to have found a link between having had 10 or more sexual…

19th February 2020

Women make up only 38% of participants enrolled in cardiovascular trials despite heart disease being the number one killer…