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Lancet Group makes diversity pledge and adopts ‘no manel’ policy

File photo courtesy of Unsplash. ‘Manels’ — i.e., panels consisting of all-male experts — are commonplace at STEM-based conferences, especially in the medical sector....

by Cheryl
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STUDY | Female doctors more likely to reduce work to care for children than male doctors

Creative Commons photo courtesy: Canva. Young female doctors in the U.S. are more likely to put family demands ahead of career development, according to...

by Cheryl
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Google Doodle honours India’s first female government surgeon, Muthulakshmi Reddi

Courtesy: Google Doodle On July 30, Google Doodle commemorated the birthday of Muthulakshmi Reddi, an educator, lawmaker, surgeon, and reformer who battled against gender...

by Cheryl
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Minorities underrepresented in U.S. Emergency Services Sector

Photo courtesy: Pixabay. White women and people of colour are underrepresented in the U.S. Emergency Medical Services sector (EMS) and data does not indicate...

by Cheryl
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Researchers have new insight into the science behind giving up

Photo caption: At the point of giving up, neurons in green get very active and suppress dopamine, a chemical associated with motivation, researchers found....

by Cheryl
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7 women who weren’t allowed to become doctors in 1869 granted honourary degrees

Image caption: From left to right: Isabel Thorne, Sophia Jex-Blake, and Edith Pechey Seven women who were not allowed to receive their medical degrees...

by Cheryl
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Data suggests the US physician workforce is becoming more diverse

According to data from the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), nearly 13 percent of the U.S. population was African American in 2016 and...

by Cheryl
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Director of NIH will no longer take part in all-male panels

Dr. Francis Collins, head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S., says he will no longer participate in conferences that have...

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Women’s scores surpass men’s after Japanese med school stops rigging exams

In August 2018, Japanese officials at the Tokyo Medical University were forced to issue a public apology after it was reported the institution had...

by Cheryl
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New study estimates $100 billion in lost income due to cancer deaths

A new study published in JAMA estimates $94.4 billion of lost earnings due to US cancer deaths in 2015. The estimates were for individuals...

by Cheryl
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