The findings suggest a “potential therapeutic target” in the quest to reduce inequities in cardiac risk, a researcher says.

, including Safra Catz of Oracle, C. Douglas McMillon of Walmart, and Ari Bousb

In a look into gender inequity, researchers found that only 3% of the highest paid physicians at leading medical supply companies were women.

A growing number of hospitals are outsourcing often-unprofitable outpatient services for their poorest patients by setting up independent, nonprofit organizations to provide primary care.