If Adam is taken as the standard, Eve loses. In medicine, women and men are often treated equally – with deadly consequences. The people of Hessen now want to fight this with education and studies.

So At first glance, women and men are clearly different – in medical education they are often perceived as “unisex”. This sometimes has serious consequences because symptoms and side effects are not recognized and drugs are overdosed. Research does not sufficiently address gender differences, says Christine Hidas, board member of the Hessen State Medical Association. This is surprising given the majority of female students entering medical school, as 70 to 75 percent of first-year students are female.

Already in 2019, a meeting of the delegates of the medical association in Hessen promoted the promotion of gender medicine, which aims to provide the best possible care to all genders. Their results should be included in the continuing education of doctors and medical assistants. But little has happened since then, says Hidas.