• destructdisc@lemmy.worldOP
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      5 months ago

      93% of gynecological research is conducted on men? Research into ovarian cancer? Development into drugs for preeclampsia?

      That’s not what that means at all. It means gynecological research + research into other issues that only affect female physiology only accounts of 7% of all medical research. The other 93% is either focused on general or male-specific issues (and conducted mostly on men).

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        5 months ago

        Is it just medical research? It just says research in general. I’m not making a claim either way, but agree it’s worded very poorly.

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          5 months ago

          The headline is of course misleading, but not really for the reasons you pointed out. Nobody is going to read that headline and think it means 93% of gynecological research is conducted on men. Some people might read it and think it means 93% of medical research overall is conducted on men, though.