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JOY Drive

16 Aug 2024

Most medical research in non-human animals is conducted only in males. New guidelines aim to change this.

Health, Medicine, News & Politics, Science & Medicine

Most medical research in non-human animals is conducted only in males.  New guidelines aim to change this.

Historically, sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation have had limited consideration in health and medical research – resulting in disparities in data and therefore treatments.

As such the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has just released its landmark statement advocating for the inclusion of these groups in health and medical research.

Why is it important that this information is included and what happens if it’s not?

Guest: Bronwyn Graham is a Professor of Psychology at George Institute for Global Health

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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