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1. 1. Hysterical Bodies: A socio-legal and feminist policy analysis of gender bias in the treatment of cardiovascular disease in the US, UK, and Canada

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Lena Fonteyne; [2022]
   Keywords : Gender Bias; Cardiovascular Disease; Feminism; Ableism; Power; Hysteria; Human Rights; United States; United Kingdom; Canada; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of gender bias in the treatment of chronic illnesses by analysing the relationship between gender, feminism, and ableism in regard to power relations within a human rights healthcare-focused framework. Through a combination of feminist theory and critical disability theory, this thesis aims to answer how gendered cycles of inequality are perpetuated within healthcare systems specifically in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. READ MORE

3. 2. What Healthtech Companies Should Consider When Entering the UK Healthcare Market

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

   Author : Lovisa Hökstrand; Ella Björklund; [2022]
   Keywords : UK healthcare; NHS England; healthtech; internationalization; market entry; market barriers; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Healthcare systems around the world are facing a multitude of challenges, mostly because of aging populations. The Covid-19 pandemic put further strain on the sector and has left many countries with a backlog of medical procedures, which further exacerbates the issues. READ MORE

4. 3. Production and validation of anti-HCV antibodies for viral neutralization

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

   Author : Megan Olga García Mark; [2020]
   Keywords : Cloning; antibody; infection; HCV; IgG production; molecular biology; cell factory; plasmid design; immunology;

   Abstract : Hepatitis-C Virus (HCV) remains the leading cause of liver transplant in the US and the UK, and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 71 million people are infected worldwide. A vaccine would drastically impact the healthcare-associated burdens that HCV causes globally. READ MORE

5. 4. Pathologise/De-Pathologise: : Changing Medical Understandings of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People in Britain

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Charles Price; [2018]
   Keywords : Transgender; Gender Non-Conforming; Healthcare; Medicine; Pathologisation; De-pathologisation; Futures; Britain;

   Abstract : In recent years there has been increasing awareness of transgender and gender non-conforming people in the UK, and in turn there have been vastly increasing numbers of people seeking medical treatment for their gender dysphoria. This research paper analyses the past medical literature on transgender and gender non-conforming people in the UK, in combination with an interview with a surgeon working in the field of sex reassignment surgery, to examine the historical trends in medical approaches to gender non-conformity. READ MORE

6. 5. Mobility Services for Drivers with Medical Conditions : Lessons learned from a study of the change in mobility services provided in Sweden in 1998 compared to 2007

   University essay from Nordiska ministerrådet/Nordic School of Public Health NHV

   Author : Anna-Stina Ponsford; [2008]
   Keywords : Automobile; Stroke; Driving Assessment; Mobility; Rehabilitation;

   Abstract : Background. The Swedish government states that participation and influence are among the most fundamental prerequisites of public health. READ MORE