FIRST READING: Canada one of the world’s last holdouts on medically transitioning children
Canada is among the few countries still supporting medical transitions for minors, as global trends shift towards restricting such practices.
The operating room is still a masculine territory: "A robot got in before a woman"
Vanesa Audil, the only female cardiovascular surgeon at the Favaloro Foundation in Argentina, discusses the gender disparity in her field and the challenges women face to gain leadership roles.
Gender-Sensitive Medicine: "There is a huge blind spot"
Doctor Sylvia Stracke advocates for the necessity of gender-sensitive medicine, emphasizing that male bodies are still considered the standard in medical research.
Sexism in Medicine: Not All Hearts Beat the Same
The article explores the issue of sexism in cardiology, highlighting how heart attacks are often perceived as a male condition, leaving women's symptoms frequently unrecognized and calling for a more gender-sensitive approach in treatment.