Historically, medical research has been male-dominated in terms of subjects as well as researchers, which has led to misleading health insights for women.
With heart attacks, for example, the most common symptom is chest pain for men but women are more likely to experience other symptoms.
In March 2024, a major advance occurred when President Biden signed an executive order for advancing women's health research and innovation.
Progress has been made in sex-informed research but there are still many basic questions about how diseases and drug responses are influenced by biological sex.
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