Borkhoff et al (2008) sent two standardized (scripted) patients to visit 38 family doctors and 29 orthopedic surgeons within a 3 hour drive of Toronto, ON. The patients were scripted to have identical symptoms and circumstances related to osteoarthritis. However, the male patient had arthroplasty recommended 67% of the time, compared to only 33% ( Read more... )

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects about 2 million people in the U.S., and about three times as many women as men. Forslind et al (2007) found that women were far less likely than men to have early rheumatoid arthritis go into remission. Prior to treatment, the women and men in the study had similar symptoms, but the disease appeared to become ( Read more... )