In this fifth installment of our series “The Care Gap – Rethinking Women’s Health in Medicine,” we explore female-specific health issues which often present a complex web of symptoms that are frequently misunderstood or dismissed by healthcare professionals. In researching this area, we found so many inequities, we decided to split this chapter into two …
As we continue our series on The Care Gap – Rethinking Women’s Health in Medicine, this fourth chapter examines a disturbing phenomenon known as medical gaslighting and how intersecting forms of discrimination (such as race, socioeconomic status, and other implicit biases), compound the challenges faced by women seeking medical care. Medical Gaslighting In 2023, the …
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