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Study finds women far more likely to receive misdiagnoses
Original: "After taking into account factors like age, disease group, wealth, and location, the study suggested that women were ab
A new study suggests women face a higher risk of being misdiagnosed even after accounting for age, disease group, wealth and location. According to the findings, women were about 75% more likely than men to report a psychosomatic misdiagnosis, and 50% as likely to report a psychiatric misdiagnosis. The results are renewing discussion about gender bias in medical diagnosis and the tendency to attribute women's symptoms to psychological causes.
Why now: The findings point to gender bias in medicine, a topic that consistently provokes strong public reaction.
Evidence
- "After taking into account factors like age, disease group, wealth, and location, the study suggested that women were about 75% more likely than men to report a psychosomatic misdiagnosis, and 50% as likely to report a psychiatric misdiagnosis." https://www.… · MiaMarkTwo@syzito.xyz · 10
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