Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Race-based spirometry equations may miss emphysema

A secondary data analysis of the CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development In Young Adults) Lung study found that emphysema is often detectable on CT scan before spirometry findings become abnormal. The findings suggest that ...

Health

Do women or men make the best doctors?

(HealthDay)—When you're hospitalized, you'll want qualified medical professionals treating you, but does it matter if your doctor is a man or a woman?

Cardiology

Female heart disease patients with female physicians fare better

Female physicians have better patient outcomes compared with their male peers, while female patients are less likely to receive guideline-recommended care when treated by a male physician, according to a systematic review ...

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