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Addressing the disparities in women's health has the potential to extend and improve the quality of life for women globally and significantly boost the global economy by an estimated $1 trillion annually by 2040. Yet, the women's health gap continues to be an industry issue. Here are 4 Underlying Causes of the Women's Health Gap 👇 1. Science 🔬: Traditional studies of human biology often focus on the male body, leading to a limited understanding of sex-based biological differences. This results in fewer and less effective treatments specifically designed for women. 2. Data 🔢: The health issues affecting women are frequently underestimated, with many datasets excluding or undervaluing critical conditions that predominantly affect women. 3. Care Delivery 👩⚕️: Women frequently encounter barriers to accessing care, experience delays in diagnosis, and often receive suboptimal treatment compared to men. 4. Investment 💰: There has historically been less investment in health conditions that primarily affect women, perpetuating a cycle of inadequate scientific understanding and insufficient data to support new investments. Together, we can close the health gap by prioritizing research, enhancing data collection, and improving care delivery, leading to better health outcomes and economic growth. https://lnkd.in/gZKa2xZ3 #palomahealth #hypothyroidism #hashimotos #thyroidcare Insights from McKinsey Global Institute

75 million years lost until 2040 There is a health gap between men and women, globally. Until 2040, women will spend 75 million MORE years than men in degrees of disability. By closing the health gap by 2040, the eqivalent of 137 million women would access full time positions, pumping $ 1 trillion into economic productivity. The report “Closing the Women’s Health Gap: A 1$ trillion Opportunity to Improve Lives and Econmies” McKinsey Health Institute and World Economic Forum presents data on the health gap and explains how it impacts women, families and society. We don’t know how many of the 75 million years that vaginal infections count for but Gedea Biotech AB aim to limit the disability caused by vaginal infections. We want women to have access to a reliable solution that is safe and effective, minimizing the impact of vaginal infections on daily life. #femtech #womenshealth #gedeabiotech Read the full report here https://lnkd.in/gfP-2Vsa

Have you ever felt hindered by hormonal imbalances while navigating the complexities of the business world? Memory lapses during presentations and energy dips in crucial negotiations can be a thing of the past. Let's foster an environment where women can excel without these invisible obstacles. Since shedding my dependency on hormone medication in May 2023 with the help of my Native molecules, my performance and well-being have soared. I'm eager to share my next health milestone in January. What changes are you looking forward to making for your health in 2024? #WomenInLeadership #HealthEmpowerment #CareerWellness

Women are not small men! For a long time I passively assumed that, biologically, our sexual and reproductive organs are the main difference between men and women. That’s wrong. Everything about our biology is different, though science and medicine overwhelmingly treats the sexes as though we the same. This report has raised so many questions for me. How many women in my life & community are not responding well to clinical treatments because the therapies were trialed on, and designed for, male biology? How many might be enduring treatments they don’t need, or are making them worse, because at some point in the care journey their symptoms presented differently than for men? “In some cases, the same condition can have different symptoms or sets of causes; in others, a disease is more prevalent among women. Drugs and medical devices can work differently, too. For example, many drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis are much less effective on women; ditto for asthma inhalers. Women report adverse events from approved medicines 52% more often than men–and serious ones, including fatalities, 36% more often, according to the FDA. In addition, conditions that disproportionately affect women are systematically underestimated, under-studied, and underinvested in. Only 4% of all healthcare research and development in the U.S. is specifically targeted at women’s health issues.” Read the full piece from McKinsey Health Institute Coleader & Senior Partner Lucy Perez and McKinsey & Company CMO & Senior Partner Tracy Francis in Fortune. #CloseTheWomensHealthGap #WEF24 #globalhealth #womenshealth #mckinseyatdavos

Reducing the women’s health gap improves lives and can potentially unlock a $ 1 trillion GDP opportunity annually by 2040, according to a new analysis from the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the McKinsey Health Institute. Together, they reveal the incredible avenues for creating meaningful global change. Historically, men have led and been the subject of the study of medicine and biology. Most animal models have been done on male specimens, which still prevails today. Questions around sex-based differences were rarely investigated or recorded, with the assumption – now known to be false – that there are few important differences in the functioning of organs and systems in men and women beyond reproduction. This has resulted in ~65% of interventions (which have sex-disaggregated research) being less effective for women than men https://lnkd.in/d6FqexVu

❗ This recent World Economic Forum article analyzes the 6 conditions that highlight the women´s health gap. ❓ How many of us DO realize that there is actually a gap and what can we do about it? ✔ For instance, the women’s health gap equates to 75 million years of life lost due to poor health or early death each year. Closing the gap would give the 3.9 billion women in the world today an extra seven healthy days a year, or an average of 500 days over a lifetime. ✔ Recent studies found that women were more likely than men to experience low back pain, depressive disorders, and headache disorders, while men had higher DALY (disability-adjusted Life Years) rates for mortality-driven conditions: COVID-19, road injuries, and ischaemic heart disease. Personalization is the KEY if we wish to close the gap and help women (and men) improve the quality of their lives while improving their longevity. Read the complete article 👇 https://lnkd.in/de_W3yZr 👉 Contact us if you want to do something about it: info@dnanutricoach.com

⚡️ News flash! Better health for women is better for everyone. But women spend 25% more time than men in “poor health." Solving that improves the lives of millions of women but also could boost the global economy by at least $1 trillion annually by 2040. Consider some of the following: 👉More than half the health gap for women occurs in working years. 👉Sexual and reproductive health and maternal health account for only some 5% of women’s health burden. 👉An estimated 56% of the burden comes from health conditions that are more prevalent and/or manifest differently in women. 👉Historically, scientific models are mostly based on men and male mice, based on the assumption—now known to be false—that there are few important differences in the functioning of organs and systems in men and women beyond reproduction We've got a long way to go to close the health equity gap. Read the full report from McKinsey in the comments.

It's fascinating to drill into McKinsey's macro model and toggle among interventions, conditions, and countries. Although women tend to live nearly 4.5 years longer than men, they spend 25% more time in poor health than men. Closing this gap could add 7 more healthy days of life per year, per woman, which equates to 75 million extra disability-adjusted life years globally and an additional $1 trillion in potential economic growth. https://lnkd.in/e2Cra_Tm

💡 Guess what? Women's health issues are underfunded, understudied, and undertreated... But you knew this. We all have... Yet, there's a real opportunity to make changes for the next generation of women, who are starting to navigate women's health issues and will be impacted by mental and physical side effects. I wish all it took was tapping into people's altruism, but that is rarely enough. So, let's skip over the fluff. The gains of "addressing the health gap for women in their 20s alone could add $165 billion to the global economy..." For women like me (and the estimated 190 million others) with endometriosis, a condition where tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus, "the market potential for endometriosis treatments is estimated to be worth $180 billion to $220 billion globally." Why? Well, this condition causes severe pelvic pain, infertility, and comorbidities, among other things, and leads to reduced productivity and higher levels of absenteeism. So, imagine the benefits of helping women receive a quicker diagnosis and better treatment. 💰 If our hearts don't push us to achieve health equity, then let it be our wallets. Either way, let it happen. #Women #Health #Endometriosis #HealthEquity

Women live longer than men, but have a much higher tendency to face health issues... The average life expectancy for women is 74 years, while for men, it just grazes 70. But women spend 25% more time in bad health compared to men. And this more time in bad health is not a function of living more in old age. In fact, half of this additional bad health time is during their working age. And when we discuss women's health, people assume it's all related to reproduction health... not realizing that almost 50% of this bad health are conditions that affect women much more - such as migraine headaches, auto-immune disorders, and depression. A lot of healthcare businesses are being built today trying to address women reproductive health and depression... But there's probably a lot more work to be done in boosting women's immunity, headaches and a plethora of other conditions, such as even the higher chance of colon cancer. Another example is that Asthma medication and inhaler therapy has slightly lower efficacy in women. Further, age adjusted risk of cardiac issues is actually higher in women compared to men. The business opportunities lie not just in providing solutions, but also in data collection to be able to identify such differences, and then providing them more access. If you know of any startups that are building in areas specifically for migraines and women immunity... it would be good to recommend them in the comments so that it can be a ready compendium for anyone who wishes to use them. I'll also share the link of a McKinsey report, where you can dig deeper. And please take care of women around you. #casa #health #business #startups #women