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Women are more likely than men to be told by doctors that their symptoms are “all in their head”, a new study has found. Researchers from the universities of Cambridge and East Anglia who studied 6,600 patients with autoimmune diseases found that women were 50% more likely to be misdiagnosed with psychological issues, such as anxiety or stress, rather than physical ailments.
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