Medical Misogyny
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At 31, Kirsty had just been pregnant – but she suddenly faced a ‘brutal’ reality
The months-long “medical limbo” Kirsty Costa fell into while trying to get a diagnosis has now helped to inform new guidelines for doctors.
- by Wendy Tuohy
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Medical misogyny
This is an investigative series into medical misogyny. We will explore how medical misogyny is happening in Australia, and share the best ideas to address it.
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‘I thought I was insane’: Doctors kept ignoring Keira’s pain. It almost killed her
Keira Rumble was a victim of a poorly researched health phenomenon known as medical misogyny. Its consequences can be fatal.
- by Kate Aubusson and Wendy Tuohy
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‘We offer anaesthetic but only men need it’: The persistent myth about pain
Do women or men have a higher threshold for pain? It’s a question that raises a number of problems with Australia’s medical system.
- by Wendy Tuohy
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‘These mistakes cost lives’: The medical bias that affects half of Australia
Nikki Purtill was lucky to survive an undiagnosed cyst on her brain. Her experience is part of the under-researched phenomenon of medical misogyny.
- by Aisha Dow, Wendy Tuohy, Emily Kaine and Kate Aubusson