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[Lois820]

I read a sentence that reads "For all the good that snazzy medical equipment and new drugs can do, a physician's judgment seems to be as important as ever."
I can get the meaning of this sentence, but I'm confused about the structure. Could you please tell me the usage of the word "for"?

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the forum, Lois.

Always tell us the source and author of any text you quote, please.

 

[Lois820]

Welcome to the forum, Lois.

Always tell us the source and author of any text you quote, please.

It's from The Economist. The name of this article is Do women make better doctors than men?

 

[jutfrank]

It's similar to 'despite'.

 

[emsr2d2]

It's from The Economist. The name of this article is Do women make better doctors than men?

Please add the name of the author.