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Women are not little men

Women are not little men

Yet this idea has largely inspired care, with male physiology being the benchmark for research and treatment. Questions about sex-based differences were rarely investigated, with the assumption that outside of reproduction, they were of little importance.

Yet some symptoms are different between women and men, some diseases are more prevalent in them... Medicines work differently too. According to the US Food and Drug Administration, women report adverse drug reactions 52% more often than men.

This contributes to a significant gap in global health. Although women generally live longer, they spend 25% more of their lives in poor health.

The level of care can also be unequal. In the treatment of arrhythmia, men are three times more likely to receive cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Not only does the health gap hinder women's ability to enjoy life to the full, it also entails significant economic costs. In a new report, the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the McKinsey Health Institute (MHI) estimate that closing the gender health gap could increase global GDP by at least $1,000 billion a year by 2040, through greater labor force participation, fewer lost hours and higher productivity.

Every dollar invested in these efforts could generate $3 in economic growth. It's time to get serious
https://fortune.com/2024/01/17/women-global-economy-will-miss-out-on-1-trillion-annually-by-2040-gender-health-gap-perez-francis/

 
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