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From BBC Future ‘Everybody was telling me there was nothing wrong’ THE HEALTH GAP Women are more likely to wait longer for a health diagnosis and to be told it’s ‘all in their heads’. That can be lethal: diagnostic errors cause 40,000-80,000 deaths in the US alone. HEALTH \Women are more likely to wait longer … Read more
By Ashley Hayes from webmd FROM THE WEBMD ARCHIVES — Your emotional state, your weight, and even your intelligence or insurance coverage may affect the way your doctor perceives you, according to a Medscape survey of more than 15,800 doctors.Four in 10 doctors admit they have some degree of bias, or prejudice, toward specific types or groups … Read more
November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month Shutterstock Believe it or not, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 10% of the American population has diabetes! One in four seniors has Type 2 diabetes. If we add pre-diabetics, the figure rises to 100 million U.S. adults; that’s almost 30% of the … Read more