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Medical research has a woman problem. And women are dying because of it. When we talk about healthcare inequalities, we often focus on disparities in access or treatment. But there's a more fundamental problem lurking beneath the surface: much of modern medicine was built on research that excluded women entirely.

It's not ancient history. It's recent, it's ongoing, and it's affecting your healthcare right now. The root of this problem can be traced back to 1962, with the thalidomide disaster that caused severe birth defects. That tragedy led to stronger FDA regulations, which eventually manifested as 1977 guidelines that effectively banned women of childbearing age from early clinical trials.

The intent was protection. The result was erasure. Not just pregnant women – but virtually all women of reproductive age were excluded from foundational medical research, ... continue reading the article

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