Improving Investment in Women’s Health Research, Healthcare
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Why overlooking women in biomedical research may put every patient at a disadvantage.
Just a fraction of research funds into Alzheimer's, heart disease, and autoimmune disease go towards women — even though they disproportionately face those ailments — That's according to a new report from the group Women's Health Access Matters, which found that a $300 million-dollar investment into research focused on women would yield a $13 billion return.
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Improving Investment in Women’s Health Research, Healthcare
Clip: 11/3/2021 | 10m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Just a fraction of research funds into Alzheimer's, heart disease, and autoimmune disease go towards women — even though they disproportionately face those ailments — That's according to a new report from the group Women's Health Access Matters, which found that a $300 million-dollar investment into research focused on women would yield a $13 billion return.
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