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Yentl syndrome: how this little-known gender bias could be costing women their lives

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In this article for Stylist, Sarah Graham, founder of the Hysterical Women blog, looks at the statistics around gender and heart attacks and gender. She highlights the worrying disparities and argues that sexism plays a dangerous role.

The term Yentl Syndrome is used to describe the different ways men and women are treated after heart attacks.

Yentl syndrome: how this little-known gender bias could be costing women their lives https://www.stylist.co.uk/long-reads/heart-attack-symptoms-women-deaths-yentl-syndrome-gender-gap-he…

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