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The Gender Pain Gap: Why It’s Time to Take Women’s Health More Seriously

By: Dr. Michelle Griffin
Originally Published in  Science Focus

Compared with men, women take far longer to receive diagnoses or treatment from healthcare professionals.

The article "The Gender Pain Gap: Why It’s Time to Take Women’s Health More Seriously" from BBC Science Focus discusses the disparities in how women's pain is treated compared with men's. Women often face longer wait times for diagnoses and treatment, and their pain is frequently dismissed or misunderstood.
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A female patient with her hands on her stomach with a doctor standing next to her
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