Name me one woman who wants this to change?

[LJ_Reloaded]

https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CDURE8NIAZ4X97ZRPMCI/full?target=10.1080/13685538.2019.1645109&

Men’s health in the United States: a national health paradox

A health paradox exists in the United States. Men have worse health outcomes than women, but national offices exist for promoting women's but not men's health. Two factors that might contribute to this paradox are: underappreciation for the number of health issues that affect men more than women and unawareness that men’s health receives less attention than women’s health. Therefore, the aim of this article was to summarize the data related to these two factors. First, using mostly government data, an inventory of health issues that are more common in males than females was generated, with prevalence rates listed. Second, results from two new scientometric analyses are presented: (a) number of times “men’s health” and “women’s health” appeared in titles or abstracts of papers in PubMed from 1970 to 2018; and (b) number of journals currently indexed in MEDLINE that specialize in men’s or women’s health. The epidemiological data illustrate numerous health issues are more prevalent in men than women, and scientometric data reveal men’s health has been given less attention as a distinct field of biomedical research than women’s health. This information can help to educate legislators, health officials, journalists, and the general public about the current paradox surrounding men’s health in the United States.

 

[Saint_Ann]

That's because men won't go see a fucking doctor.

 

[Jada59]

That's because men won't go see a fucking doctor.

Well, you've got that right!

Another issue. Most of the testing on pills and such is tested on men. These may not work the same way in women or we may need a different dose.

 

[Ramone45]

The discrepancy in life expectancy in the US between men and women is a national disgrace. What do you think it would be like if it were the other way around?

 

[oggbashan]

The discrepancy in life expectancy in the US between men and women is a national disgrace. What do you think it would be like if it were the other way around?

More Trump voters. - Success!

 

[Tryharder62]

Why wouldn't I want men to have better health care?

 

[Mal_Huevo]

Why wouldn't I want men to have better health care?

LJ is the bobo of the left.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

The discrepancy in life expectancy in the US between men and women is a national disgrace. What do you think it would be like if it were the other way around?

It would be considered a national emergency.

LJ is the bobo of the left.

You're just a bobo, period.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

Why wouldn't I want men to have better health care?

Pfft. Actions >> Words.

More men are dying of coronavirus but only the women who are at risk are getting any attention.

Haven't seen you complain about that.

 

[Tryharder62]

Pfft. Actions >> Words.

More men are dying of coronavirus but only the women who are at risk are getting any attention.

Haven't seen you complain about that.

I am a nurse not a researcher. Coronavirus is new. I don't work on the front lines anymore but in the community. But if I were to treat a man and a women who had coronavirus, I would care for them just as well and try to see what I could do to both men and women to get them well. Believe me my friends on the front line are giving equal attention to both.

I think you like to argue.

 

[SisterJezabel]

That's because men won't go see a fucking doctor.

And the gender bias in healthcare should perhaps be looked at too, but I don't think OP would find that very interesting.

The fact that there is a lot of health preventative material aimed at women is also a reminder to healthcare providers to actually listen to women. I've seen it in the ED where I worked once- woman turns up with lower abdo pain- it's probably her monthlies. Man turns up and he's immediately off for CT contrast because appendicitis! And it's not just male doctors either.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

The Coronavirus Crisis Confirms That the U.S. Health Care System Fails Women

yet

Several studies have shown that more men are dying from COVID-19 than women.

Gender bias, you say?