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Thursday, January 10, 2008 12:00 AM

Gender disparities in healthcare

New studies show the U.S. ranks last in preventable deaths, and a surprising majority are women.

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  • Thursday, January 10, 2008 02:21 PM

    Anyway wouldn't that simply mean that

    Men die more often of unpreventable things, which are typically, the result of poor or inadequate preventive care?

    So basically, we're (men) already behind the curve in terms of health management, lets' make your side even better by focusing on giving us less.

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