Women were less likely than men to be offered intensive treatments such as surgery or strong painkillers, a new review has found. While men and women are often treated differently by healthcare systems, the researchers noted that it is not clear whether these differences put either sex at a disadvantage.
Sex differences are evident throughout medicine and play a key role in the diagnosis and management of patients. Researchers at the University of St Andrews in Scotland found visible differences in the way men and women are treated.
