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010      2017019560 
020    9780062470805 (hardback) 
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092    613.04244|bDUS 
100 1  Dusenbery, Maya,|eauthor. 
245 10 Doing harm :|bthe truth about how bad medicine and lazy 
       science leave women dismissed, misdiagnosed, and sick /
       |cMaya Dusenbery. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bHarperOne, an imprint of 
       HarperCollinsPublishers,|c[2018] 
300    390 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-377) and 
       index. 
520    "In this shocking, hard-hitting expose in the tradition of
       Naomi Klein and Barbara Ehrenreich, the editorial director
       of Feministing.com, 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. 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 increasing. A 
       wealth of research has revealed that women often exhibit 
       different symptoms than their male counterparts, suffer 
       disproportionately from many debilitating conditions, and 
       may react differently to prescription drugs and other 
       therapies.  Yet more than twenty years after the law 
       decreed that women be included in all health-related 
       research and drug development, doctors are still operating
       with a lingering knowledge gap when it comes to women's 
       health. And they're not immune to unconscious biases and 
       stereotypes that can undermine the doctor-patient 
       relationship. The consequences can be catastrophic: Too 
       often, women are misdiagnosed, poorly treated, and find 
       their complaints dismissed as "just stress" or "all in 
       your head." Meanwhile, they're getting sicker. Maya 
       Dusenbery brings together scientific and sociological 
       research, interviews with experts within and outside the 
       medical establishment, and personal stories from regular 
       women to provide the first comprehensive, accessible look 
       at how sexism in medicine harms women today. In addition 
       to offering a clear-eyed explanation of the root causes of
       this insidious and entrenched bias and laying out its 
       effects, she suggests concrete steps we can take to cure 
       it. Eye-opening and long-overdue, Doing Harm is an 
       empowering call to action for health care providers and 
       all women"--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Women|xHealth and hygiene|xResearch. 
650  0 Women|xHealth and hygiene|xSociological aspects. 
650  0 Sexism in medicine. 
650  0 Health education.