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Pain bias: The health inequality rarely discussed THE HEALTH GAP HEALTH When they’re in pain, women wait longer in emergency departments and are less likely to be given effective painkillers than men. BBC Future investigates for our new series the Health Gap. By Jennifer Billock From BBC Future In 2009, my doctor told me … Read more
Veterans Day Celebrates Our Real-Life Superheroes BY MEERA DOLASIA From DogNews.com Veterans Day is celebrated annually on November 11 (Credit: Prescott.Az.Gov) Always wanted to meet a real-life superhero? Then you are in luck for November 11 is Veterans Day, an opportunity to thank the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces, who often risk … Read more
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