Auto-immune conditions, Living with 'Butterfly skin', Author Laleh Khadivi
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Auto-immune conditions, Living with 'Butterfly skin', Author Laleh Khadivi

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 13, 202657 min
  • Interview
  • Health

A new study suggests that women going to the doctor with symptoms of auto-immune conditions are up to 74% more likely than men to be told their symptoms are psychological or psychosomatic. The research, published in the Lancet eClinicalMedicine journal, and led by the University of Cambridge and University of East Anglia, also found that women were more likely to face delays in getting a correct diagnosis, and hence the right treatment. Lead author, Dr Melanie Sloan, joins presenter Nuala McGovern. Often described as "butterfly skin", Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is the name for a group of rare genetic conditions that...

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