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Television ratings for the 2023 WNBA Finals saw an increase over the previous year, averaging more than 700,000 viewers — making it the most-watched finals in two decades. Furthermore, Team USA's ratings in this summer's Women's World Cup were also up over previous tournaments.
But research shows female athletes tend to suffer injuries at higher rates than male athletes. Leah Hillier, MD — an assistant clinical professor of Family, Community and Preventive Medicine, as well as the director of Service Learning at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix — discusses several reasons for that.
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Founded in 2007, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix inspires and trains exemplary physicians, scientists and leaders to optimize health and health care in Arizona and beyond. By cultivating collaborative research locally and globally, the college accelerates discovery in a number of critical areas — including cancer, stroke, traumatic brain injury and cardiovascular disease. Championed as a student-centric campus, the college has graduated more than 800 physicians, all of whom received exceptional training from nine clinical partners and more than 2,700 diverse faculty members. As the anchor to the Phoenix Bioscience Core, which is projected to have an economic impact of $3.1 billion by 2025, the college prides itself on engaging with the community, fostering education, inclusion, access and advocacy.