May 15, 2025|
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|7 months agoUniversity of Zurich Pioneers Gender Medicine with First Swiss Professorship
One year after establishing Switzerland's first gender medicine professorship, the University of Zurich reports successful implementation despite initial challenges.
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- University of Zurich established Switzerland's first gender medicine professorship in 2024
- Dr. Carolin LerchenmĂŒller was appointed as the first professor of gender medicine
- Women experience different heart attack symptoms than men
- The team has produced over 20 fact sheets for lecturers
By The Numbers
50%
Reduced dosage needed for some antihypertensive drugs in women compared to men
1 year
Duration of the gender medicine professorship program
They Said
"Once you explain the actual content [of the research], there is very little resistance"
"We are never finished. Every answer raises five new questions"