This Won't Hurt
How Medicine Fails Women
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2023
Summary
Did you know: women are 59% more likely than men to receive an incorrect diagnosis when experiencing heart attack.
Or: women are more susceptible to pain medications than men, leading to higher rates of addiction because doctors simply prescribe pain medication in the same way.
Or: among alcoholics, women are almost 100% more likely to die due to alcohol-related diseases than men are?
In a field that, for millennia, has been dominated by men. The vast majority of medic…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399713368 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399713361 |
| Author: | Marieke Bigg |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2023 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 152mm x 28mm |
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About The Author
Marieke Bigg
Dr Marieke Bigg holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Cambridge. Her work focused on the role of biological models and biologists in public deliberations on biotechnology and reproductive medicine. She also writes fiction that deals with the intersection of art and the female body. Besides her writing, she runs writing workshops, lectures, and collaborates with scientists and artists to produce exhibitions that conjure new social worlds.
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