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Questions about sex-based differences were rarely investigated, with the ❌ assumption that there are few important differences in the functioning of organs and systems in 🚹 and 🚺 beyond reproduction. On average, 🚺 live longer. Yet, 🚺 spend 25%+ of their lives in debilitating health. It is possible to create better health for 🚺, allowing greater workforce participation and the ability to live healthier lives. 👇 report identifies 4 factors causing an health gap on🚺’s health: 1️⃣ Science: The study of human biology defaults to the 🚹 body, hindering the understanding of sex-based biological differences and resulting in less available and effective treatments for 🚺. 2️⃣ Data: Health burdens for 🚺 are systematically underestimated - datasets exclude important conditions. 3️⃣ Care delivery: 🚺 are more likely to face barriers to care, and experience diagnostic delays and/or suboptimal treatment. 4️⃣ Investment: There has been lower investment in 🚺’s health conditions relative to their prevalence, driving a reinforcing cycle of weaker scientific understanding about 🚺’s bodies and limited data to de-risk investment. The factors for this gap play out in different ways and to varying extents across regions and income levels. However, the evidence suggests that no geographic region or age group is unaffected. Addressing the gaps and shortcomings in 🚹’s health has the potential to help 3.9b 🚺 live healthier, higher-quality lives by adding an average of 7 days of healthy living for each 🚺/year, adding up to potentially more than 500 days over a 🚺’s lifetime. Beyond the societal impacts of healthier 🚺, including more progression in education and intergenerational benefits, improving 🚺’s health could also enable 🚺 to participate in the workforce more actively. This would potentially boost the economy by at least $1t/year by 2040. Moving forward requires understanding the broader effects of the 🚺’s health gap, and driving action on 5 fronts: ✔ Invest in 🚺 women-centric research across the R&D continuum to fill the gaps in under-researched, often undiagnosed 🚺-women-specific conditions (e.g, endometriosis, pregnancy, maternal health complications), as well as diseases affecting 🚺 differently and/or disproportionately (e.g., cardiovascular disease). ✔ Strengthen the systematic collection, analysis and reporting of sex- and gender-specific data to establish a more accurate representation of 🚺’s health burden and evaluate the impact of different interventions. ✔ Increase access to 🚺-specific care in all areas, from prevention to treatment. ✔ Create incentives for investment in areas of 🚺’s health innovation and develop new financing models. ✔ Implement policies supporting 🚺’s health, such as academic institutions adapting medical school curricula and employers creating pregnancy- and menopause-friendly workspaces In all, when tackling 🚺’s health, the solution is not to divide more slices of one pie: it’s to make more pie.

Thrilled to share that OCON Therapeutics played a role in the World Economic Forum and McKinsey Health Institute's report, "Closing the Women’s Health Gap: A $1 Trillion Opportunity to Improve Lives and Economies." https://lnkd.in/edNrCEqm   🚺 Uterine Disorders in Focus: The report highlights disparities in women's health, with women spending 25% more of their lives in poor health. Gynaecological diseases contribute significantly to this health burden, impacting nearly 50% of women of working age. Conditions like endometriosis and uterine fibroids affect up to 68% of women.   🌸 Our Commitment: OCON Therapeutics is proud to champion uterine health, aligning with the Women’s Health Initiative's objectives. We're dedicated to be at the forefront of transformative solutions for a healthier future.   #WomensHealth #HealthEquity #InnovationForChange #WEF #McKinseyHealthInstitute #UterineHealth

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

The First-Ever White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research was announced on 13th November 2023 🎉 The aim: fundamentally change how to approach and fund women's health research in the USA ''Despite making up more than half of the population, women have been understudied and underrepresented in health research for far too long. Research on women’s health is drastically underfunded💰, leading to significant research gaps, with serious consequences for the health of women across the country. This lack of investment limits our understanding of conditions that are specific to women, predominantly affect women, or affect women differently. In order to give women and their health care providers the tools and information that they need to more effectively prevent, diagnose, and treat these conditions – from rheumatoid arthritis to menopause to Alzheimer’s disease to cardiovascular disease to endometriosis – our nation must fundamentally change how we approach and fund women’s health research.'' The original fact sheet can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e_pyJfXc #womenhealthcare #womenhealthmatters #womeninscience #femtech #womenhealthresearch 147/365

Exciting news! Despite making up more than half of the population, women have been understudied and underrepresented in health research for far too long. Research on women’s health is drastically underfunded, leading to significant research gaps, with serious consequences for the health of women across the country. This lack of investment limits our understanding of conditions that are specific to women, predominantly affect women, or affect women differently. In order to give women and their health care providers the tools and information that they need to more effectively prevent, diagnose, and treat these conditions – from rheumatoid arthritis to menopause to Alzheimer’s disease to cardiovascular disease to endometriosis – our nation must fundamentally change how we approach and fund women’s health research. https://lnkd.in/eAScNJZk

🔍Continuing the spotlight on the morbidity-mortality paradox, the White House announced yesterday a $100 million federal investment into research and development for women's health. As context, the McKinsey Health Institute recently reported on the stark landscape of women's health. Let's unpack the numbers: ● 47% of women's global health burden arises from conditions that disproportionately affect women and are non-reproductive issues, such as depression and autoimmune diseases. ● Women experience delayed diagnoses compared to men, with one Denmark study citing up to 4.5 years longer for conditions like diabetes and 2.5 years longer for cancer. ● Viagra worldwide sales hit a record $2.1 billion in 2012. Women-specific conditions such as endometriosis and menopause have similar prevalence and high unmet need → enormous economic potential ● Addressing the gap in women's health research could boost the global economy by $1 trillion annually by 2040. This fund and venture/PE investments in women's and digital health signal a welcomed shift to more equitable healthcare. The tide is turning. 📈 https://lnkd.in/gC8attA7 #DigitalHealth #FemTech #HealthEquity #WomensHealth

Women's longevity surpasses men's, yet they endure more years grappling with poor health, reveals a comprehensive global analysis of gender disparities in health. Published in the Lancet Public Health journal, the study underscores the pressing need for concerted efforts to enhance women's health outcomes. While strides have been made in global health, the study exposes persistent discrepancies between genders, especially concerning the prevalence of various health conditions. Non-fatal ailments such as musculoskeletal issues, mental health disorders, and headache syndromes disproportionately affect women. Conversely, men are disproportionately afflicted by diseases leading to premature mortality, including cardiovascular ailments, respiratory disorders, liver diseases, Covid-19, and road injuries. As individuals age, the health divide between women and men widens, leaving women grappling with elevated levels of illness and disability throughout their lives, owing in part to their longer lifespans. Dr. Luisa Sorio Flor, senior author of the study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington emphasizes the urgent need for focused attention on non-fatal consequences affecting women's physical and mental well-being, particularly in later stages of life. She notes that while females enjoy longer lifespans, they spend a greater portion of their years in ill-health compared to men. Similarly, males face a mounting burden of diseases with fatal outcomes. Read more about this topic by following the link below: https://hubs.li/Q02x35s10 ------------------------ Are you going to the MLA Conference in Portland, Oregon May 18-21st? If you are a policy researcher, health trust, or medical institution you might like to get a free trial to our Ovid NutriHealth database. Updated weekly, healthcare professionals get the latest evidence-based insights they need for crucial informed decision-making. It gives you the ability to make the correct decisions far more easily. With research content from multiple publishers across 89 countries, NutriHealth empowers healthcare professionals with the latest global developments. Find out what is working elsewhere in the world with confidence. https://hubs.li/Q02x37Jt0

AccendoWave - A Pain #Data Company While longer life expectancies for men and women have been a societal success story, this is not the full picture. Despite living longer than men, women spend 25% more of their lives in poor health. Health burdens have a heavy impact on women’s lives, with ripple effects for broader society. To address these issues, the World Economic Forum and the McKinsey Health Institute have released a new insight report as part of the Forum's Women’s Health Initiative. The report addresses the root causes of the women’s health gap (focused on science, data, care delivery and investment) and charts a number of ways forward to close this gap – from incentivizing new financing models to investing in women-centric research and implementing more inclusive health policies. Addressing the women’s health gap could potentially boost the global economy by at least $1 trillion annually by 2040. Investing in women's health – which is more than just sexual or reproductive health – is therefore not only a matter of health equity, but a chance to help women have expanded workforce participation. Most importantly, it would help them live healthier lives. A Top 4 Global Health Equity Solution and Top 15 Global Remote Monitoring Company, AccendoWave, benchmarks objective brain wave pain data (specialty, gender, age) and has nine #pain databases: Emergency Department, Maternal Health, Oncology, MSK, Medical Surgical, ICU, Women, Adults, Seniors to eliminate bias, improve outcomes and reduce health care costs. If desired, AccendoWave can also create customized pain databases for partners that can be accessed on the Datavant platform.

Breaking the Silence on Women's Health for World Health Day As the world celebrates World Health Day, it's crucial to shed light on health issues that often remain shrouded in silence, particularly those affecting women. As an endometriosis doctor, I have witnessed firsthand the profound impact this condition can have on women's lives. Endometriosis, often overlooked and misunderstood, is a chronic and debilitating condition that affects millions of women worldwide. Despite its prevalence and severity, endometriosis is frequently overlooked or misdiagnosed, with women enduring years of suffering before receiving a proper diagnosis and treatment. This delay not only exacerbates physical pain but also takes a toll on mental health and quality of life. One of the biggest challenges in managing endometriosis is the lack of awareness and understanding surrounding the condition. Many women dismiss their symptoms as "normal" menstrual pain, while healthcare providers may not recognize the signs or attribute them to other causes. This highlights the urgent need for education and advocacy to ensure that women receive timely and accurate diagnosis and treatment. On this World Health Day, it's imperative to recognize that women's health is not a luxury but a fundamental human right. Every woman deserves access to comprehensive healthcare that addresses her unique needs and concerns. This includes raising awareness about conditions like endometriosis and ensuring that healthcare providers are equipped with the knowledge and resources to provide timely and effective care. As an endometriosis doctor, I am committed to advancing research, improving diagnosis and treatment options, and advocating for better healthcare policies that prioritize women's health. But I cannot do it alone. It takes a collective effort from policymakers, healthcare providers, researchers, and the community at large to ensure that every woman has the opportunity to live a healthy and "My health, my right" should not be just a slogan but a reality for women everywhere. #worldhealthday #doctor #womenhealth

The future of Women’s Health is taking shape. Women’s health isn’t just about reproductive health: it’s about addressing the full spectrum of physical and mental well-being. From bone health to cardiovascular health, women face unique challenges that need more attention and investment. 🦴 Bone Health: 80% of those with osteoporosis are women. ❤️ Cardiovascular Health: Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. 🦠 Autoimmune Diseases: Women make up 75% of all Americans with autoimmune disorders. 🧠 Brain Health: Nearly two-thirds of those with Alzheimer’s disease are women. Despite these stats, women’s health research is underfunded. Only 10% of NIH research funding is allocated to women’s health, leading to gaps in understanding and treatment. Economic investment in women’s health isn’t just ethical: it’s a smart financial move... closing the women’s health gap could boost the global economy by at least $1 trillion annually by 2040. I'm writing a three-part series on women's health with Priya Bathija @ Nyoo Health. Read part one here 👉 [https://lnkd.in/gET7AhBU] Here's what I'll cover this Sunday: Women’s Health Investment Trends and Future Market Growth :)