Older Women Are Different Than Older Men. Their Health Is Woefully Understudied.
Medical research has shortchanged women for decades. This is particularly true of older women, leaving physicians without critically important information…
Oncology
Cancer Rates for Younger Women Now Higher Than Men
While cancer mortality has fallen by more than a third since 1991, the incidence rate among women, particularly young women,…
HIV rates are highest in the American South, despite effective treatments – a clash between culture and public health
The American South has the highest HIV rates in the country, accounting for more than half of new HIV diagnoses…