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554: The dark history of women’s health | Award-winning physician Elizabeth Comen, M.D.
“The problem with the way that the medical system was built historically is that women did not have a seat at the table,” says Elizabeth Comen, M.D. Elizabeth, an award-winning physician and oncologist joins us to discuss the dark history of women’s health and how we can do better. Plus: -A history of women’s maltreatment in medicine (~02:40) -How medical journals have been biased against women (~06:06) -Her thoughts on the COVID vaccine testing (~08:30) -Why science let down women when it comes to heart disease (~11:41) -Women’s symptoms of heart disease (~13:12) -The historical bias against…
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