Earlier this year, the government launched a renewed Women's Health Strategy. This, they said, could help to address "outdated and misogynistic practices around pain relief" and "long-standing disparities" in care.
Earlier this year, the government launched a renewed Women's Health Strategy.
This, they said, could help to address "outdated and misogynistic practices around pain relief" and "long-standing disparities" in care.
Their analysis found that 33 of the 38 studies, selected because they specifically compared the care of men and women in a health setting, showed significant treatment discrepancies.
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Earlier this year, the government launched a renewed Women's Health Strategy. This, they said, could help to address "outdated and misogynistic practices around pain relief" and "long-standing disparities" in care. Their analysis found that 33 of the 38 studies, selected because they specifically compared the care of men and women in a health setting, showed significant treatment discrepancies.
If a new paper is anything to go by, this is long overdue. By issue, the analysis suggested: 1) Heart Women with myocardial infarction, heart failure, or an irregular heartbeat were likelier to be offered medication, while men with the same conditions received more intensive treatment like coronary bypasses or stents. Women were also more likely than men to be prescribed statins.
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