{"id":1494,"date":"2026-02-22T08:25:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/beauty\/?p=1494"},"modified":"2026-02-22T08:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:25:15","slug":"why-medicine-often-has-dangerous-side-effects-for-women-alyson-mcgregor-ted-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/beauty\/?p=1494","title":{"rendered":"Why Medicine Often Has Dangerous Side Effects for Women | Alyson McGregor | TED Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sJCBM9ajA5s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For most of the past century, drugs approved and released to market have been tested only on male patients, leading to improper dosing and unacceptable side effects for women. The important physiological differences between men and women have only recently been taken into consideration in medical research. 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