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Until recently, these studies hardly ever considered sex—the biological attributes of humans and animals—or gender, the socially constructed characteristics of men, women and gender-diverse people.

I’ve had irate family members of patients whom I was calling to inform of a positive COVID test yelling at me over the phone that I should be ashamed that the medical community has “suppressed” ivermectin as a prophylactic and treatment drug. It’s gotten so bad that at least one spouse of a patient threatened to kill me if their spouse died of COVID.

I am a fat person, and what that means to me at the moment is that I cannot access needed medical care because of systemic weight bias.

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Dr. Hector Baillie was well into residency when it happened. A patient with liver failure. Gastroenterologist unavailable but said, 'you’ll have to put down a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube, and call me back.'

Dr. Linda LeBlanc outlines concrete steps to improve patient responsibility in the healthcare system.

Dr. Ginevra Mills found that throughout her surgical training there was always plenty of 'constructive criticism' but not much positive feedback. Did that make her a good learner when she joined swim club?

In a study published in the journal Science, researchers found that Epstein Barr virus (EBV)—the virus that causes mononucleosis—is also an environmental trigger for MS. EBV is common, with more than 95% of people being infected during their lifetime.