Comments by "Eli Nope" (@elinope4745) on "Why Medicine Often Has Dangerous Side Effects for Women | Alyson McGregor | TED Talks" video.

what if i told you that everyone is unique, not just in DNA but also in gut flora, in retroviruses, in diet, in environment. what if i told you that even identical twins will have mild differences in medication effect? this men vs women is easy, but it is also a false narrative. the same things could be seen between people who are vegetarians vs. heavy meat diet people. the same thing is true of white people living near the poles vs dark skinned people living near the equator. to focus on gender is to lose sight of the reality, that people are unique, and that drugs do not work the same on all people. there is a real reason to focus medical trials on extending the health of males. men die much earlier than women, and are responsible for the majority of the production of real wealth. extending the working lives of males increases production, and benefits women as well as men.
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