Cover Story: Closing the Women's Health Gap
Efforts to address gender disparities in health care and research could add years to women’s lives — and better life to those years.
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Donna Peck
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Grace Reap
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Sophia Belshe
Kristi Birch
Kay Hawes
Susan Loyacono
Donna Peck
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Selena Jabara
Elissa Monroe
ILLUSTRATION
Jasu Hu
Ibrahim Rayintakat
Grace Reap
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS ADMINISTRATION
Douglas A. Girod, M.D.
Chancellor, University of Kansas
Matthias A. Salathe, M.D.
Interim Executive Vice Chancellor, KU Medical Center
Akinlolu O. Ojo, M.D., Ph.D., MBA
Executive Dean, KU School of Medicine
Jean Giddens, Ph.D., RN
Dean, KU School of Nursing
Abiodun Akinwuntan, Ph.D.
Dean, KU School of Health Professions
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