Pain and Prejudice: How the Medical System Ignores Women-And What We Can Do About It

Almost all Health research is performed on men, meaning thousands of treatments are designed for male bodies only. Meanwhile, women are dismissed at the doctor's office, told their concerns are all in their heads. Doctors who focus on women's health are penalized financially, as procedures performed on men pay more. These are just a few of the alarming facts revealed in this debut from acclaimed Guardian reporter Gabrielle Jackson, who shares her personal story of endometriosis-a common dis...