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Too many women face a "diagnostic odyssey" at the doctor's office. This $20 billion plan could change things. (www.cbsnews.com)
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Women live longer than men, but they also spend more time being sick. Why is that? One reason is that women's health has long been under-researched and underfunded.

According to research from Melinda French Gates' Pivotal, for every dollar spent globally on medical research and innovation, only 5 cents are spent on women's health.

The Society for Women's Health Research is trying to change that in the United States with a first-of-its-kind, $20 billion,10-year federal road map to improve the health of more than half of the population.

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[–] [S] 20 points 1 month ago

It wasn't until 1993 that scientists at NIH were required to even include women in clinical research. The effects of that are part of why Schubert believes women face a "diagnostic odyssey" with "mystery illnesses and diseases."

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