Closing the women’s health gap will require a better understanding of the vaginal microbiome
Women’s health has long been overlooked in science and medicine—an oversight with serious consequences not just for women, but for public health as a whole. A 2024 McKinsey report found that women spend 25% more time in “poor health” compared to men, due, in part, to diagnostic delays, lack of tailored treatments and historic underinvestment in conditions that primarily or disproportionately affect women.