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The difference between sex and gender, and why both matter in health research

Both sex and gender analysis are crucial to health research to enable access to appropriate health information, diagnoses and care for gender-diverse populations.

The Conversationby The Conversation
Health News Briefs

Australia’s top lab mouse and rat supplier to close

Competitors will have to step up to fill up the gap, but their capacity to do so may be limited.

Cherylby Cheryl
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As an Indigenous doctor, I see the legacy of residential schools & racism in today’s health care

Each tragic discovery or incident is an opportunity to act. But repeatedly Canada’s decision is no action — or insufficient action, and the next thing happens and we’re forced to grieve and call for action again.

by The Conversation
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Recognizing history of Black nurses 1st step to addressing discrimination in nursing

EDITOR'S NOTE: May 10-16 is National Nursing Week in Canada, an initiative created to celebrate the countless contributions nurses make to improve the well-being...

by The Conversation
At work Health

New study attempts to demystify Zoom fatigue

Video calls are exhausting. Here are some of the reasons behind that and tips on how you can protect your mental health.

by Cheryl
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Systemic racism contributes to decline in urban biodiversity

The study's authors are appealing to readers to examine not only how we treat one another, but to consider how exclusionary practices damage the natural world.

by Cheryl
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Study finds pandemic caused a decline in clinical trial completion rates

Analysis of more than 117,000 clinical studies that took place in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and "other regions" between April and October 2020 finds study completion rates dropped between 13 per cent and 23 per cent globally when compared to the same period the previous year.

by Cheryl
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Ontario Medical Association recommends interventions to combat physician gender pay gap

While the suggestions are a step towards equality, race and non-binary identities do not appear to be accounted for, suggesting the new approach may not address all the disparities some underrepresented doctors face.

by Cheryl
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AMA accepting applications for new Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship

The program aims to develop a new generation of physician-led advocacy and remove barriers that marginalized people face in healthcare systems.

by Cheryl
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Francis Collins apologizes for structural racism found in NIH biomedical research funding process

Disparities were first reported in 2011 and then again in 2019, coming to light again in January 2021 with the publication of a report published in eLife by Michael A Taffe and Nicholas W Gilpin.

by Cheryl
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Black biomedical scientists still lag in research funding – here’s why that matters to all Americans

If science is to benefit all Americans, science first must be done by all Americans.

by The Conversation
Health

CMAJ pens analysis on improving diversity in Canadian medicine

A new analysis by CMAJ has dropped, with a focus on improving gender and racial inclusion. Its main argument is that gender and racial diversity in medicine improves "high-quality care" and can "promote creative solutions to complex health problems."

by Cheryl
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