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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

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 👛 McKinsey & Company illustrated the health & economic burden of being female in a recent analysis (linked in comments). Highlights of the XX experience: ⚬ Longer life expectancy than males, but more years of "poor health" ⚬ Dominance in multiple chronic diseases (depression, autoimmune, connective tissue, etc.) ⚬ Existing treatments that are less effective and less accessible ⚬ Diagnosis requires ~2.5 more years for over 700 diseases ⚬ > 55% of health burden during working age (20-64) ⚬ More research on diseases of mortality than morbidity 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 (𝘋𝘈𝘓𝘠𝘴), 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘱 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘺 2040. 💭 Requiring female subjects in preclinical research and drug development will start closing the gap, in my opinion. How else?

In a recent publication in the Lancet Public Health journal, analysts have highlighted a striking reality: while women tend to outlive men, they also suffer from poorer health throughout their lifetimes. The study underscores the urgent need for measures to address this imbalance and improve the overall health of women globally. #GenderHealthDisparities #WomensHealth #MensHealth #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #GlobalHealth #HealthPolicy #GenderEquality #ResearchForChange

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

Neglecting women's health innovations and access is costly, not just for women. According to the latest Closing Women's Health Gap report from World Economic Forum & McKinsey Health Institute: - Addressing the women’s health gap could potentially boost the global economy by at least $1 trillion annually by 2040. - Women spend 25% more of the lives in debilitating health. No geographic region or age group is unaffected. Recommended five-pronged action across multi-stakeholders: 1. Invest in women's centric research. 2. Systematically collect sex and gender specific research data. 3. Increase access to women-specific care in all areas from prevention to treatment. 4. Create incentives for investment in women's health innovation. 5. Implement policies supporting women's health. ProSeek Bio aims to contribute to better women's health through cancer screening tests, starting with ovarian cancer. Our mass spectrometry-based glycoform-specific biomarker platform is pathology lab-ready, allowing rapid implementation after machine learning algorithm development. We will soon be looking for passionate and skilled team members, advocates and networks. Reach out if interested! #biomarkers #cancerscreening #diagnostics #proteomics #massspec #ovariancancer #womenhealth https://lnkd.in/edNrCEqm

On average, women live around 1,606 more days than men do. Yet women spend 25% more time in poor health than men. What are the reasons for this gap in #womenshealthcare? Here are three quick findings from McKinsey's study: 1️⃣ The biggest gaps in efficacy and care delivery are in cardiovascular diseases and cancer. 2️⃣ The total potential gross domestic product (GDP) impact of closing this gap in women's healthcare is $1 trillion. 3️⃣ Lack of innovation in women's healthcare contributes approximately 22% to the healthcare gap. Get more insights in the McKinsey Health Institute's interactive analysis below.

❗ 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

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

Closing gaps in health outcomes often involves collecting data that allows us to better understand why individuals are not receiving the diagnosis and, subsequently, the treatment they need. Here are five examples of how this data gap influences women's health: https://lnkd.in/g8rMX-Ws

Did you know that women spend 25% more of their lives in debilitating health compared to men? For many diseases, diagnosis comes later in life for women than for men. This gender health gap results in 75 million years of life lost each year due to poor health or early death. Imagine the impact of closing this gap: the 3.9 billion women worldwide could gain an additional seven healthy days each year, or an average of 500 extra healthy days over a lifetime. Addressing this issue is not just a healthcare imperative but a societal one. By prioritising women's health through better research, improved healthcare access, and increased awareness, we can bridge this gap and enhance the quality of life for millions of women globally. https://lnkd.in/g-EpmHMj