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Women more likely to be told autoimmune illness is psychological, study finds
Original: Women ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’
A Cambridge University study suggests a stark gender divide in how autoimmune conditions are diagnosed. Women are more likely than men to be told their symptoms are psychological, and also wait longer to receive treatment. The findings point to entrenched bias in medical care, with campaigners and patients likely to echo longstanding complaints that women's health concerns are too often dismissed.
Why now: New research highlighting gender bias in diagnosis of autoimmune disease is drawing wide attention and resonating with women's health debates.
University of CambridgeThe Guardian
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- Women ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’ · The Guardian
Cambridge University study suggests stark gender divide in misdiagnosis, with women also waiting longer for treatment
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