Physicians make patients aware of those interventions that they (the patients) may then refuse. In short, informed consent is less about patient decisions than it is about restraining physicians.

The patient appears to have decision-making capacity, has head trauma, a headache despite intoxication, and is irritable—and she refuses a CT scan of the head.

Regulations prohibit discrimination against women and caregivers who are being considered for hiring and promotion. Hospital residency programs also must adapt to comply with those regulations.

Gender stereotypes—although they may have basis in epidemiologic studies—can lead physicians to biased and incomplete diagnoses.

Psychiatrists should coordinate with primary care physicians when treating patients who have a somatoform disorder.

The differences in male and female anatomy and physiology affect how illnesses are diagnosed, run their course, and respond to treatment.

The percentages of women who have published in academic medical journals over the last 3 decades continues to grow.

With heterosexual transmission the chief cause of global HIV spread, those without the power to select sexual partners, choose the timing of sexual encounters, or insist on safer sex practices are unable to protect themselves from infection.

The total concentration, power tools, and high stakes of the OR provided an exciting escape from the world I was supposed to occupy and from which I was supposed to derive my deepest satisfaction as a woman.

Despite their growing numbers in specialties formerly practiced by men, women still confront some sex-related bias in medicine. Learn about topics that candidates do not have to talk about during interviews.