Women Shares Time They Weren’t Given Pain Meds

Medical bias is an unfortunate reality in healthcare.

In one study published by the National Library of Medicine, researchers found that of the nearly 1,000 emergency room visits investigated, women with acute abdominal pain were about 25% less likely than men to be prescribed opioid painkillers. 

Another found that middle-aged women who presented with chest pain and other symptoms indicative of heart disease were twice as likely to be diagnosed with mental illness than men who showed up with the same symptoms.