E verybody knows that women live longer than men—in the U.S., nearly 5.4 years longer. In our new study, however, we and our ...

Today, more women than men are entering medical school and pursuing a career in medicine. Who were some of the pioneering women physicians, and what challenges do contemporary women in medicine face?

Female astronauts drive personalized space medicine, closing knowledge gaps to benefit space travelers and people on Earth.

Discover the dramatic increase of women in medicine over the last four decades and the benefits they bring to healthcare systems, as well as strategies ...

In honor of Women’s History Month, MPR has created a quiz to celebrate the groundbreaking contributions of women in medicine. In honor of Women’s History Month, MPR has created a quiz to celebrate the ...

From space, to medicine, our workplace and our home, women inventors have impacted who we were and who we are now.

While in the general population and in high-income occupations, women have significantly lower mortality than men, we were surprised to find that among doctors, that wasn't the case. In medicine ...