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Samantha Lock

National centre to tackle gender inequity in medicine

A new centre in Sydney will address "underlying, binary sex and gender bias in health and medicine". (Daniel Pockett/AAP PHOTOS)

Challenging Australia's predominantly "male-centric approach to medical care" will be top of the agenda for a new national research centre that pledges to tackle gender inequity in medicine.

From dismissing women's pain to understanding the impact of gender bias in medical research, the initiative hopes to deliver better health outcomes for all.

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