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Women more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological, study finds
Original: Women ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’ https://www. theguardian.com/society/2026/o ct/13
A Cambridge study reported by the Guardian finds women are more likely than men to be told their autoimmune conditions are psychological, suggesting misdiagnosis linked to sex bias in medicine. The findings are prompting discussion about delayed treatment for women with autoimmune diseases and calls for doctors to take physical symptoms more seriously.
Why now: New medical research highlighting sex bias in diagnosis of autoimmune disease is drawing attention to women's health inequality.
University of CambridgeThe Guardian
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- Women ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’ https://www. theguardian.com/society/2026/o ct/13/women-autoimmune-conditions-psychological-misdiagnosis-cambridge-study # WomensHealth # Health # Women # Doctors # UkNews # MedicalResearch #… · theguardian_science@halo.nu · 2
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