Sex disparity in liver allocation within Eurotransplant

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American Journal of Transplantation, Volume 25, January 2025
This study reports on sex disparity in Eurotransplant, the largest organ exchange organization in Europe. Learn why relatively fewer females undergo transplantation, and why relatively more females die within 90 days of listing.
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Sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual assault in UK radiology training: a national survey

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Clinical Radiology, Volume 80, January 2025
Sex discrimination and sexual misconduct are endemic issues within the National Health Service (NHS). The extent of the problem amongst radiology registrars across the UK is unknown. This national survey explores the experiences of radiology registrars in relation to sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual assault during radiology training, in addition to the impact on wellbeing and barriers to reporting behaviours.
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Ethnicity and breast cancer incidence in over 329 500 women in England in 2011–2019

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European Journal of Surgical Oncology, Volume , 2025
Previous studies have reported an overall lower breast cancer incidence in women from Asian and Black backgrounds compared with white women. Age standardised and age specific incidence rates in the largest specific ethnicities within Asian and Black groups are not reported. This important study uses data on population size and the age distribution of women in five ethnic groups of interest (white British, Black African, Black Caribbean, Indian and Pakistani) were extracted from the Office for National Statistics 2001, 2011 and 2021 census data for England.
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Interventional Cardiology Clinics — Revascularization Strategies in Women: Do Women Benefit as Much as Men?

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Interventional Cardiology Clinics, Volume 14, January 2025
This content aligns with Goal 5: Gender Equality by examining revascularization outcomes in coronary artery disease and their sex-specific differences. Gaps exist in our knowledge of sex-based outcomes and these gaps warrant further investigation.
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Interventional Cardiology Clinics: The Clinical Approach to Angina in Women

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Interventional Cardiology Clinics, Volume 14, January 2025
This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Goal 5: Gender Equality by demonstrating the difference by sex in age of presentation with myocardial infarction. It also examines differences in risk factors and in accuracy of prognostic tests between men and women, which had not previouslty been well-described.
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Elsevier Foundation Announces 2025 Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge – Top 5

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The Elsevier Foundation Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge is a collaboration between the Elsevier Foundation, a non-profit focused on inclusive res

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50:50 by 2030 Progress Report released

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IBA 50:50 by 2030 Progress Report was released by the IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit (LPRU) in collaboration with the LexisNexis Rule of Foundation

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Original articleScreening ability of dental students to detect osteoporosis on dental panoramic radiographs

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 This study evaluated the ability of dental students to screen for osteoporosis on PRs.

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Osteoporosis in men—East and West: Can the twain meet? A perspective from Asia

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This review synthesizes the latest evidence on the epidemiology, screening, and treatment of osteoporosis in men, with a focus on genetic, environmental, and epidemiological disparities between Eastern and Western populations.

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Erythropoietin treatment and osteoporotic fracture risk in hemodialysis patients: A nationwide population-based study

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This article highlights the efforts and successes of the Chemistry Women Mentorship Network (ChemWMN) in the US, a structured mentorship network open to all woman-identifying individuals in chemistry interested in advancing in the academic landscape.

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