"Unveiling the Gender Pain Gap in Women's Health Care"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The New York Times
Dr. Elizabeth Comen, a breast cancer specialist, discusses the pervasive issue of women apologizing for seeking medical care and advocates for change in her book "All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women’s Bodies and Why It Matters Today." She highlights the historical diminishment of women by the medical establishment, which continues to affect women's health care today, leading to misdiagnoses, delayed diagnoses, and dismissal of symptoms.