Women's health as a lever for equity and innovation

On Wednesday, October 1st, I had the pleasure of attending the first edition of LEI Salute in Genoa, at the Terrazza Colombo with Primocanale. It was a day filled with discussions, reflections, and valuable testimonials, all dedicated to women’s health and well-being.

In particular, I spoke at the roundtable “Gender Medicine: Treating Differences to Generate Equity,” a key topic for building a more just and truly inclusive healthcare system, together with Rita Banzi, Roberta Gualteriotti, Monica Puttini, and Gianni Testino.

We addressed together:

– the inequalities that still exist in research and clinical practice,

– the differences in drug response between men and women,

– the importance of inclusive experimental protocols,

– the strategic role of pharmaceutical companies and industry in promoting personalized, responsible, and innovative medicine.

In my speech, I shared some reflections on the value that Artificial Intelligence can have in supporting gender-specific medicine, which is not just women’s medicine—from data to personalized care to reducing bias in decision-making.

It was very positive to engage with professionals who were so in tune with the importance of these issues: a sign of a cultural shift taking shape, where gender-specific medicine is no longer a “niche” field, but a necessary perspective to ensure more equitable, effective, and personalized care.

Women’s health as a lever for equity and innovation

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