Global Action On Men's Health

@gamh.org

International network of men’s health organisations and others working for gender-sensitive health care worldwide. Visit our website at gamh.org.

A new study of men in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus highlights that dominant norms around masculinity – which value independence, control, and strength – discourage men from asking for help, often until problems have become severe mfj.se/en/articles/...

New Study: Men seek support – but are limited by masculinity norms

A new report highlights that dominant norms around masculinity – which value independence, emotional control, and strength – discourage men from showing vulnerability or asking for help. As a result, ...

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Focal therapy - a less invasive treatment for prostate cancer – is just as effective as surgery or radiotherapy but with a lower risk of side effects, a major study suggests. It uses high-intensity ultrasound or freezing cryotherapy to destroy cancerous tissue. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Prostate cancer trial using focal therapy has fewer side effects

An NHS trial over 10 years followed nearly 3,500 men who received focal therapy, a less invasive treatment.

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In most countries, women live longer than men. But the gap is not inevitable. It varies widely and has changed substantially over time suggesting social and economic conditions, public health systems and policy all have a key role @aibm.bsky.social aibm.org/research/is-...

Is it inevitable that men die younger than women? Looking at evidence and policy solutions

Allen Downey analyzes life expectancy and cause-specific mortality data across the United States and other OECD countries from 2000 to 2023 to understand how much…

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