Surgery
Poor outcome more likely when patient is female, surgeon is male: study
You can't always choose who operates on you, especially in an emergency, but the sex of your surgeon shouldn't matter, should it?
Dec 13, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New hormonal pill may boost outcomes for older breast cancer patients
An experimental hormone therapy pill can effectively stall the progression of breast cancer, even in older patients whose tumors have mutated to make such therapy less effective, new trial results show.
Dec 7, 2021
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Cardiology
Sex and race disparities found in management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the hospital
In recent decades, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) use in the management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has increased. However, a new Mayo Clinic study finds that ICDs are not used as often ...
Dec 7, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Transgender breast cancer care
The color pink has become ubiquitous with the fight against breast cancer, raising awareness for the most deadly nonskin cancer for females in the United States.
Oct 15, 2021
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Cardiology
New research provides insights into sex differences in patients with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis
Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School investigated the sex differences among patients with cardiac sarcoidosis, a multisystem, granulomatous disorder. Their results argue for the inclusion of sex-specific ...
Sep 16, 2021
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Rates of concussions and closed head injuries in teen female athletes over the past 20 years
The epidemiology of sports-related concussions (SRCs) and closed head injuries (CHIs) in high school females remains largely undefined at the national level, especially for unorganized sports and recreational activities such ...
Aug 31, 2021
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Cardiology
ESC guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy launched today
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) are published online today in European Heart Journal.
Aug 29, 2021
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Gastroenterology
For pediatric patients with Crohn's disease, factors associated with statural growth differ by sex
Growth impairment, a common complication of Crohn's disease in children, occurs more often in males than females, but the reasons are unclear. Now, a physician-scientist from Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian ...
Jul 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sex-specific immune response in COVID-19 linked to cellular metabolism
Researchers studying COVID-19 patients have found a metabolic pathway that is highly correlated with immune responses only in male patients, a group known to be more likely to suffer severe cases and die of the disease, representing ...
Jul 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risk of migraine may be higher with rosacea
(HealthDay)—Migraine may be more common in people with rosacea, according to a research letter published online June 15 in the British Journal of Dermatology.
Jul 1, 2021
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