The pain gap: Women (still) aren’t taken seriously by doctors
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(Mary Elizabeth Williams/ Salon) — I’m obsessed now with just hearing women’s doctor stories,” says Anushay Hossain. “Everyone has one.”

The author of “The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women” definitely has her own. After growing up   …

Aggressive breast cancer hits black women harder
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(Paige Neal-Holder, Khadra Salad/ BBC News) — Researchers in the US have found a genetic link between people with African ancestry and an aggressive type of breast cancer. They hope their findings will encourage more black people to get involved in clinical trials in a bid to improve survival rates for people with the disease.

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Frequent hair straightener use doubles uterine cancer risk
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(Corrie Pelc/ Medical News Today) — A new study from the National Institutes of Health has found that women who use hair straightening products are twice as likely to develop uterine cancer than those who do not. Researchers believe Black women may be at increased risk due to a higher usage rate of hair straightening products.  …