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The article discusses the retraction of a controversial study on Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) due to concerns about informed consent. Topics include the survey's methodology and biased participant selection, criticism of the study's conclusions and the ethical implications of its publication without institutional review board approval.

Byline: Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- After a concussion, women may be at heightened risk of lasting physical and mental symptoms, a new study [...]

The article discusses the lack of women participants as subjects of trials of H.I.V. vaccines and treatments, noting sex differences in immune systems.

The article focuses on instances of split-sex animals and insects which could offer clues to why some human diseases affect one sex more than the other. Topics discussed include gynandromorph butterflies and other half-male, half-female creatures, research on sex genes which has implications for treating human diseases that vary by gender and the importance of understanding of the role of sex in disease.

Byline: Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 12 (HealthDay News) -- Men in the United States are much more likely than women to die of cancer, a new report from [...]

THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Chronic pain occurs more often, is more intense and lasts longer in women than in men, a pain expert reports. Women are also more [...]

The author comments on the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk which now includes a new 10-year risk score for estimating hard atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and separate risk equations for sex and non-white populations.

The article reports on a study which found that compared with men, women with severe aortic stenosis have improved survival after undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

2000 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com) -- In a recent study, researchers from The Netherlands reported differences between female/male (FM) notification rates of tuberculosis are possibly due to epidemiological differences instead [...]

The article discusses the lack of awareness concerning the disproportionate impact of lupus on women and minorities and looks at the effort of the Directors of Health Promotion and Education to address lupus health disparities in the U.S.

The article reports on medical research showing a possible difference in the way cancer behaves in men and women. The results of the research could provide insight into cancer incidence and treatment as well as holding clues to the use of certain medications. It may also help to revive previously abandoned drugs that were not broadly effective but may work well in men or women. The focus of the research has been on lung cancer because early clues have emerged regarding the impact of gender differences on that form of cancer. The article discusses clinical trials at a number of research centers, where most of the current efforts are focused on women.

Reports on the results of a study which examined the survival rates of men and women after heart surgery in the United States. Medical advances contributing to improvement in survival rates; Previous studies on gender differences in survival rates of cardiac patients.

The article reports on a study which found that compared with men, women had a higher risk for complications and were less likely to experience appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator-delivered therapies.

Although heart disease is the leading killer of women as well as of men, two heart disease patients out of every three are male, and heart disease strikes men 10 to 15 years earlier than it does women. No one really knows why. Now, a new study reports that part of the answer may lie on the Y chromosome, the one chromosome unique to men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the increase in number of autism cases in U.S. children in 2006 but with unclear causes according to a study by the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC). It says that cases of autism rose by 57% from one in 150 children in 2002 to one in 110 children. It also found that boys are four to five times more likely to have the brain disease than girls. The study's lead author Catherine Rice notes that one reason behind the increase is better detection.

The article deals with a study which examined whether efforts to improve myocardial infarction (MI) care processes at hospitals have closed the sex disparity gap.

The article reports that there are differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors between men and women. The Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes study showed that women with diabetes and CVD were more likely to have poorer control of systolic BP and LDL than were men. They were also less likely than men to receive intensive medication management when LDL levels were uncontrolled.

The article focuses on the experiences of Paula Johnson, executive director at Connors Center for Women's Health and Gender Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. It is stated that as a third year medical student, Johnson learnt the language of medicine. Johnson discusses women's health as a science of sex differences. Information is also provided on a new technology for invasive cardiology for women's coronary diseases developed by Johnson and her colleagues.

Reports on the gender disparity in the incidence of autoimmune disease in the U.S.

Reports on the risk of heart attack in women as of spring 2001 in the United States. Details of how symptoms of a heart attack in women are different from those of men; Need for women to pay attention to cholesterol and triglyceride levels; Mention of a Web site for men and women to determine their risk over the next ten years.

Reports that health care for women may suffer because researchers overlook the differences between the sexes in clinical trial evaluating methods of treating or preventing disease. Surprise regarding the report; Overview of a study to be released by the United States General Accounting Office; Concerns over the differences in symptoms of the same disease reported by men and women.

Presents information on studies regarding sex differences in causes and types of heart disease among men and women. Findings of the the studies conducted; Speculations on the occurrence of the disease on younger women; Complications of the disease.

Focuses on factors contributing to the diseases in women. Information on an analysis of disease and disease treatments showing some differences in how women and men fare; Most important findings comparing the risks of men and women to diseases.