A majority of women ignore health-related red flags

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Have you ignored signs that there’s something wrong with your health? For women, it’s an all too common instinct. 

According to a survey by MD Live, an Evernorth virtual healthcare provider, nearly 60% of women ignore their intuition when it tells them something is wrong with their bodies — at least until the symptoms disrupt their daily tasks. And yet, over 80% of women trust their intuition is correct in sensing something is off with their health, yet they’re cautious in acting on it. 

Deanna Cuadra
Senior Reporter

Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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