Overview
- Dorothee Bär says medications and medical research have long been optimized for male bodies, leaving gaps in care for women.
- She announced new federal funding to investigate the causes of menopause and develop additional treatment options.
- Bär points to under-researched conditions such as endometriosis and lipedema as evidence of systemic neglect.
- She notes that crash-test dummies reflecting female bodies have only recently been introduced in safety testing.
- Bär will open the Wissenschaftsjahr 2026 in Berlin under the theme "Medicine of the Future," with improved prevention strategies as a focus, and she also addressed gendered criticism in politics, saying CSU leader Markus Söder has apologized for past remarks.