I have been saying this for ages.
Illnesses that primarily affect women don't get a... - LUPUS UK
Illnesses that primarily affect women don't get as much research money or attention
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So true. We are with you in this battle. Best wishes Kevin
Many male doctors are also complaining of long covid.
How are these patients treated?🤔☝️
menshealthforum.org.uk/long...
Perhaps macho males don’t talk about it??
bhf.org.uk/informationsuppo...
No problem for 31 year old Dr Jake Suett to talk about his long covid but how do his colleagues treat him?
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-n...
The article says that many more women than men are suffering from long covid. It dies not say that men do not suffer from long covid, or deny that covid is very serious for men generally. But part of the argument here is that women's health conditions tend to be ignored and denied based on the idea that they are somehow 'emotional' rather than physical.
I would also argue that because historically men have been in charge, and men have been the doctors and the researchers and the holders of the research purse strings, that medical research has focused on men's health more than on women's. This is not a feminist man-hating point, but one based in history.
I thought the article interpreted the current situation relating to women's health quite well. The point, as one very famous man suggested in another context - 'is to change it'.
Sad and true. I read years ago how most clinical research studies didn't include women.
Hence long covid research, diagnosis, treatments and rehabilitation must be done without any hint of gender PREJUDICE and bias.
Yes, but I wasn't referring to anything COVID.
The article is entitled,
“Why are women more prone to long Covid?…”
Oooppps I missed that. Sorry 
Hey it's OK - the article is quite wide ranging and well worth a read.
I did read part of it, will go back and read rest. Very in-depth article, and the part of hysteria is spot on along with the auto-immune part.
The article is entitled,“Why are women more prone to long Covid?…”
That is my fault for not reading article. Again I'm sorry! I was going off thread title how women's illnesses just don't get much attention.
You are right Klutzy, they don't. There was a post about it on here a week or so back, based on this Guardian article: theguardian.com/books/2021/...
It makes me so angry.
