His and Hers Medicine: Time for a Rethink

24 Jan 2014

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Every cell in the human body has a sex, which means that men and women are different right down to the cellular level. Yet too often, research and medicine ignore this insight as well as the startlingly different ways in which the two sexes respond to disease or treatment. As pioneering doctor Paula Johnson describes in this thought-provoking talk, lumping everyone together means we essentially leave women's health to chance. Women are not getting the full benefit of modern science and medicine today. It's time for a rethink of medicine. Women's health is an equal rights issue as important as equal pay.

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