I was very glad to see 60 Minutes high light the issue of gender differences and the fact that, historically, little to no testing has been done on female test animals or humans. This is LONG over due!! I've been a ware of this for a very long time so I'm glad that the protocol has been changed for new research but much more research needs to be done to determine whether established treatments are appropriate to meet the unique needs of women. One comment on the show ( I didn't catch the person's name) I did find baffling. The comment was "This is a wake up call" This is not a wake up call! The alarm has been going off for decades, if not generations! Unfortunately, the medical and scientific communities have been hitting the snooze with their head under the covers rather than wake up and deal with reality! It was just too inconvenient or more to the point, too expensive to do what they KNEW was right! Thank you so much for getting this out there so more women can be aware and so more women can get appropriate treatment that will save lives!
CM