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Health care treats men and women differently in lots of situations — some good, others not-so-good. Here is one difference that floored me, not only because I’ve never seen it considered elsewhere, but also because it’s so obvious.You’re reading this and watching the video and you think this is a big topic … what can…

Rajiv Narayan

Jan 25, 2014

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