Canada is a high-income country with a population of 33 million. Life expectancy is high
compared with most OECD countries; however, infant and maternal mortality rates tend to be …

Background Depression after stroke occurs in 33% of individuals. It is grossly
underdiagnosed and untreated. Objective The authors studied sex differences in the …

Background: This study evaluates the differences between women and men in medication
use, medication adherence, and prescribing alignment with clinical guidelines. Methods: We …

The issue of bias and fairness in healthcare has been around for centuries. With the
integration of AI in healthcare the potential to discriminate and perpetuate unfair and biased …

Gender bias has implications in the treatment of both male and female patients and it is
important to take into consideration in most fields of medical research, clinical practice and …

The health care system in Canada receives a great deal of international attention, but it is
subject to considerable critique and debate locally. Health Systems in Transition: Canada …

Empirical research has linked gender bias in medical education with negative attitudes and
behaviors in healthcare providers. Yet it has been more than 20 years since research has …

Research on the specific effects of sex and gender on pharmacokinetics and
pharmacodynamics, as well as safety profile tolerability and drug efficacy, of medications …

Both sex (biological factors) and gender (socio-cultural factors) shape health. To produce
the best possible health research evidence, it is essential to integrate sex and gender …

The most common paradigm used to analyze health differences between men and women,
is to divide the body from the social environment. In such a model, the bodily contribution …