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Why we know so little about women’s health | AAMC

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Before 1993, women were rarely included in clinical trials. Today, the medical field still doesn’t know how well many drugs and devices work for women.

AAMCNews Why we know so little about women’s health Before 1993, women were rarely included in clinical trials. Today, the medical field still doesn’t know how well many drugs and devices work for women. By Bridget Balch, Staff Writer March 26, 2024 Throughout history, doctors have considered women’s bodies atypical and men’s bodies the “norm,” despite women accounting for nearly half the global population and outnumbering men in the United States since 1946 . Though policy and social changes in the 1990s have helped turn the tide, women remain underrepresented in research, sometimes grossly s

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