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Doctors must learn to distinguish between sex and gender, top Scottish medics warn – The Scotsman
Doctors confusing sex and gender are putting patients’ treatment at risk, a group of senior medical researchers has warned.
Doctors confusing sex and gender are putting patients treatment at risk, a group of senior medical researchers has warned.
A team led by St Andrews University has said that doctors often fail to distinguish between the two, which can make treatment for some patients ineffective or inappropriate.
In an article published in the British Medical Journal on Friday, the authors argue that the distinction is critical for good healthcare, and failing to account for it can lead to errors which can negatively…
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