Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick

Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick
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Maya Dusenbery is the editorial director of the award-winning site Feministing and regularly addresses college audiences on feminism and online media. She was a fellow at Mother Jones magazine and has worked at the National Institute for Reproductive Health.
In this shocking, hard-hitting expose in the tradition of Naomi Klein and Barbara Ehrenreich, the editorial director of Feministing, reveals how gender bias infects every level of medicine and healthcare today—leading to inadequate, inappropriate, and even dangerous treatment that threatens women’s lives and well-being.Modern medicine is failing women. And they’re not immune to unconscious biases and stereotypes that can undermine the doctor-patient relationship. Half of all American women suffer from at least one chronic health condition—from autoimmune disorders and asthma to depression and Alzheimer’s disease—and the numbers are in
She was a fellow at Mother Jones magazine and has worked at the National Institute for Reproductive Health.. About the AuthorMaya Dusenbery is the editorial director of the award-winning site Feministing and regularly addresses college audiences on feminism and online media