The Hidden Reason Diagnoses Keep Getting Missed

Men and women don't always experience disease in the same way. In this video, we explore five diseases where gender differences have substantial effects on symptoms, diagnosis, disease risk, and outcomes. From depression and lupus to heart attacks, autism, and Long COVID. We'll look at what the science currently knows and what remains one of the biggest unanswered questions in medicine: why do these differences exist? Understanding these differences isn't just scientifically interesting, it can influence diagnosis, treatment, and patient outcomes. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Depression 04:51 - Lupus 09:19 - Heart Attack 13:30 - Autism 17:41 - PAIS/Long Covid 21:23 - Final Thoughts Sources Depression: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/the... https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/f... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://drdianemcintosh.com/read/ Lupus: https://link.springer.com/article/10.... https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org... https://www.dental.theclinics.com/art... https://www.jrheum.org/content/39/4/7... Heart Attack: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... https://link.springer.com/article/10.... https://www.nature.com/articles/s4156... https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/15/7/942 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/7/1165 Autism: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/... https://link.springer.com/article/10.... https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.11... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073... https://www.thetransmitter.org/spectr... PAIS/Long Covid: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa... https://www.nature.com/articles/s4157... https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159... https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... ABOUT DR. DWEEZER: I'm a postdoctoral researcher in neuro-immunology at Harvard Medical School with a PhD in Microbiology. My research focuses on how the immune system and nervous system interact, particularly in the context of disease. This channel is dedicated to making cutting-edge biomedical research accessible to everyone. I break down complex science into clear explanations. Not unnecessarily complicated, but also no dumbing down, just fascinating mechanisms that keep us alive (and sometimes make us sick). This channel is independent from my work at Harvard University and never medical advice. Subscribe for more videos on diseases and the mysteries of the human body!