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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In this third installment of our series, The Care Gap – Rethinking Women’s Health in Medicine, we turn our focus to pain management, an area where women unfortunately face too many challenges in getting adequate treatment. Women face a paradoxical situation in pain management: Despite overwhelming evidence demonstrating that women experience more pain and are …
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In the previous chapter of our series The Care Gap – Rethinking Women’s Health in Medicine, we discussed how current knowledge gaps in women’s health stem directly from the historical exclusion of females from both clinical and preclinical research. The consequences of these gaps extend beyond the laboratory and clinical trials, shaping women’s healthcare experiences in clinical …
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Welcome to our serialized overview of an important and often neglected subject in healthcare: the persistent lack of research and treatments for women. This multi-part series, “The Care Gap – Rethinking Women’s Health in Medicine,” reviews the history and institutional practices in medical research, diagnostics, and interventions that have resulted in patient care that …
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