Article Older Women Are Different Than Older Men. Their Health Is Woefully Understudied.
Article Older Women Are Different Than Older Men. Their Health Is Woefully Understudied.
Jun 21 2024, 11:44 PM
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/older-women-understudied-health-needs-longevity/
Quote:Late last year, the Biden administration promised to address this problem with a new effort called the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research. That inspires a compelling question: What priorities should be on the initiative’s list when it comes to older women?
Quote:“It’s assumed that women’s biology doesn’t matter and that women who are premenopausal and those who are postmenopausal respond similarly,” Faubion said.
“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,” Faubion insisted.
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KFF Health News, June 18 2024.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/older-women-understudied-health-needs-longevity/
Quote:Late last year, the Biden administration promised to address this problem with a new effort called the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research. That inspires a compelling question: What priorities should be on the initiative’s list when it comes to older women?
Quote:“It’s assumed that women’s biology doesn’t matter and that women who are premenopausal and those who are postmenopausal respond similarly,” Faubion said.
“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,” Faubion insisted.
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