Tag: healthcare bias
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The Persistent Issue of Misogyny in Women’s Healthcare: A Call to Action
Get Pregnant Fast In recent history, women’s healthcare has made significant strides. However, the journey towards equitable treatment remains fraught with challenges. When modern medicine took root in America, women were excluded from practicing it, and although the first female physician, the remarkable Elizabeth Blackwell, graduated nearly 170 years ago, the inclusion of women in…
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Nursing Textbook Promotes Harmful Stereotypes on Cultural Pain Responses
Get Pregnant Fast In a shocking revelation, a nursing textbook published in 2014 has come under fire for perpetuating racially insensitive assumptions about how various cultures perceive and manage pain. While one might assume that educational materials would be free of such blatant biases, a recent Facebook post by a concerned user, Laura Jensen, exposed…