The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women

The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women

Explore real women’s tales of healthcare trauma and medical misogyny with this meticulously researched, in-depth examination of the women’s health crisis in America—and what we can do about it.

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