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EPISODE · Dec 12, 2017 · 20 MIN

Manflu - are men immunologically inferior?

from Medicine and Science from The BMJ · host The BMJ

Manflu, the phenomenon that men experience the symptoms of viral illness more than woman, is usually used with derision - but a new review, published in the Christmas edition, is asking - is there a plausible biological basis for this sex difference? Kyle Sue is a clinical assistant professor in family medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and a GP in northern Canada - and has been looking at the research on sex difference in immune response. Read the full article: http://www.bmj.com/content/359/bmj.j5560

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