Female Doctors Less Likely to Be Promoted to Upper Faculty Ranks
Sex differences in promotions and appointments did not diminish over time and were not smaller in later cohorts
Boosting Coverage of Midwife Care Could Avert Deaths
About two-thirds of maternal deaths, neonatal deaths, stillbirths could be averted with universal coverage of midwife-delivered interventions
Industry Payments Consistently Linked to Physician Prescribing
Thirty of 36 studies identified a positive association between payments and prescribing in all analyses
WHO: Strawberry-Flavored HIV Medication Coming for Infants
WHO has also approved the dapivirine ring, a vaginal insert that has shown to be effective in protecting against HIV in women
Women at Increased Risk for Heart Failure, Death After MI
Women had higher unadjusted rate of in-hospital mortality than men after first-time STEMI, NSTEMI
Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Lower for O, Rh− Blood Groups
Also, risk for severe COVID-19 illness or death lower for O versus all other groups, for Rh− versus Rh+
Women Have Lower Risk for Death After Resection for Lung Cancer
Restricted mean survival time difference was 0.84 years at 10 years for women undergoing pulmonary resection
Moderna to Request Emergency Approval for COVID-19 Vaccine
The company's application is based on data showing that the vaccine has met the necessary scientific criteria
Breast Cancer, CRC Incidence No Different With, Without MS
However, bladder cancer incidence and mortality rates higher among individuals with multiple sclerosis
