New research into autoimmune conditions

[Marijo1951]

A very good edition of Woman's Hour this morning about various aspects of women's health, all of it worth listening to, but of particular interest to us was a feature on a new approach to research into autoimmune conditions looking at the commonality between them and how they arise.

The discussion starts at about minute 40, but as I said, all of it is worth listening to. It's too soon after the broadcast for it to be on BBC Sounds yet so I can't give the link at the moment, but it should be available shortly. *

By the way, although the stress is inevitably on the female experience, this particular item will be of interest to male sufferers too.

* 12.10 Here it is:

bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000wsf4

[SheffieldJane]

Thank you Marino! I usually listen but it’s my husband’s birthday today.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Well, gollygosh - what a novel concept! Been saying that for about 11 years , Welcome to the autoimmune pick up a symptom shop ...

[jinasc in reply to PMRpro]

I listened to it and I was raging at the Govt spokesperson I would like half an hour with her gagged and tied to a chair so she had to listen. Thick or she lives in another world not the one I live in. How the presenter kept her cool I will never know.

Obvious she has not even read the book by Dr Alyson j McGregor:

Sex Matters:

How male-centric medicine endangers women's health and what we can do about it.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to jinasc]

She'd probably just sit there singing lalalalalalala - since that's where they are, lala land when it comes to this ...

[Marijo1951 in reply to jinasc]

Do you mean the opening interview with Nadine Dorries - evasive, complacent, hypocritical ? I thought Emma Barnett handled her brilliantly, especially when she accused her (accurately) of ''victim blaming''. I do recommend people to listen to the whole programme if possible.

[jinasc in reply to Marijo1951]

Yes, I just did not like to name her in public..........

I am odd. 🤔

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Marijo1951]

That's normal for her isn't it? Leopards and spots comes to mind...

[Coffeebeans]

It was great but I was raging when Nadine Dorries said to stand up to doctors.

Personally I think the solution is that women are listened to. What a thing to say! I've had a range of GP's over the last few years - the ones that listen were great and should be the norm!

[Marijo1951 in reply to Coffeebeans]

I know, it was jawdropping! But that was what made Emma Barnett accuse her of victim blaming, the best part of the interview.