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The doctor doesn't listen to her. But the media is starting to.

August 22, 2018

Fetters A. The Atlantic. August 10, 2018.

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Women face implicit bias that can affect the safety and effectiveness of their care. Reviewing several high-profile accounts that raised awareness of challenges women experience in health care, this magazine article describes challenges to safe care such as lack of physician attention to patient concerns, misdiagnosis, and preconceptions regarding pain intensity.

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