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All in the family
"It is a difficult journey, don't get me wrong, but I never questioned that I could do it because my mom did it first."
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Early in career, female academic docs earn less than males: study
The earning potential of women in most specialties is 10% less than their male colleagues over the course of the first 10 years of their careers...
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Referrals to gender clinics in Sweden drop after media coverage
The programs may have influenced and jeopardized young transgender individuals’ access to transgender-specific health care.
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100 coauthored papers, 10 years: Cancer transplant pioneers model 'team science'
MSKCC medical oncologists share expertise in HSCT, Spanish background, a gift for mentoring, and 100 peer-reviewed publications written together...
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Medicaid implements waivers for some clinical trial coverage
This year, the CMS will help implement a mandate for Medicaid coverage of costs associated with clinical trial participation, a move expected to...
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How does atopic dermatitis present in skin of color?
Morphological variants common in skin of color include the follicular variant or micropapular variant of AD.
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High-poverty areas host more firearm-related youth deaths
Nearly 4 million years of potential life are lost in children and youth as a result of firearms in 10-year study.
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Black young adults: Remember this when facing discrimination
Discrimination has shifted form from more overt forms of discrimination to less obvious ...
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Pandemic stresses harder on physician moms than physician dads: Study
Study results suggest that the pandemic has increased gender disparity and added disproportionately to the burden of female physicians.
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Detransitioners received poor evaluation when transitioning
The reasons for detransitioning were varied, and many had more than one reason.
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual youth miss out on health care
Adolescents identifying as LGB less likely to seek care for STDs, contraception, substance abuse.