Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Addressing the Sex Gap in Biomedical Research

Publication Date: October 2025 | Originally published in Journal of Women’s Health

Precision medicine has been long overlooked in reserach, leaving major gaps in how diseases, drugs, and devices affect men and women differently. This commentary explores challenges in reserach and clinical trials limit the effectivenesss of treatments and how Congress can help close these gaps by supporting bipartisan initiatives that invest in sex- and gender-informed reserach to adavance precision medicine for all.

Citation: Sheng, J., Aurand, E., and Hook-Barnard, I. Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Addressing the Sex Gap in Biomedical Research. Journal of Women’s Health. October 2025. https://doi.org/10.1177/15409996251388337.

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Keywords: precision medicine, biomedical research, sex, Femtech, Congress

Originally published in Journal of Women’s Health.

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