Men are the focus of much more health research, leaving unanswered questions about women and cancer, Alzheimer’s and other serious conditions.
Older women are more likely than older men to have multiple medical conditions, disabilities, autoimmune illnesses, depression and anxiety. Medical research has shortchanged women for decades. This is particularly true of older women, leaving physicians without critically important information about how to best manage their health..
“This has got to stop: The FDA has to require that clinical trial data be reported by sex and age for us to tell if drugs work the same, better or not as well in women,” she added., approved by the Food and Drug Administration last year after the manufacturer reported a 27 percent slower rate of cognitive decline in people who took the medication.
Osteoporosis, which causes bones to weaken and become brittle, is more common in older women than in older men, increasing the risk of dangerous fractures and falls. Once again, the loss of estrogen with menopause is implicated.
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