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balletbookworm's review against another edition
5.0
A deep dive into decades-long practices in science and medicine that disadvantage women from the word go. Bad science, prejudicial and paternalistic attitudes by physicians and other care providers, and a persistent belief that women’s self-reported symptoms are not to be trusted. Dusenbery gets into the actual published science behind all the bad science/medicine and how the tides are slowly beginning to turn.
Book 2 of the three-Book trifecta coming out 3/6 about women’s health and chronic illness (other two titles are Invisible and Ask Me About My Uterus).
Book 2 of the three-Book trifecta coming out 3/6 about women’s health and chronic illness (other two titles are Invisible and Ask Me About My Uterus).
rebecanunez's review against another edition
4.0
"Doing Harm" de Maya Dusenbery es una obra reveladora que examina el sesgo de género en la medicina y cómo afecta a las mujeres en sus experiencias de atención médica. Publicado en 2018, el libro ofrece una mirada crítica y necesaria a un aspecto crucial pero a menudo pasado por alto de la salud de las mujeres.
Dusenbery explora una variedad de temas médicos, desde la investigación y diagnóstico hasta el tratamiento y manejo del dolor, y destaca cómo el sesgo de género ha influido en estas áreas. A través de investigaciones exhaustivas y casos conmovedores, la autora destaca la tendencia a minimizar, malinterpretar o pasar por alto los síntomas y enfermedades que afectan principalmente a las mujeres.
La narrativa es accesible y bien fundamentada, proporcionando ejemplos tangibles y datos que respaldan la afirmación de que las mujeres a menudo enfrentan desafíos únicos en el sistema de atención médica. Dusenbery no solo critica el status quo, sino que también sugiere formas en que la medicina puede y debe mejorar su enfoque para brindar una atención más equitativa.
El libro no solo se centra en los desafíos médicos, sino que también destaca la historia de lucha y activismo de las mujeres en la esfera de la salud. Dusenbery celebra los avances logrados por las mujeres en la medicina y aboga por un cambio sistémico que reconozca y aborde los problemas de sesgo de género.
"Doing Harm" es una lectura impactante que despierta conciencia sobre las disparidades de género en la atención médica. La obra no solo informa, sino que también incita a la acción y destaca la importancia de abogar por una atención médica más equitativa e inclusiva.
En resumen, "Doing Harm" de Maya Dusenbery es un libro esencial que arroja luz sobre la persistente inequidad de género en la medicina. Con una combinación de investigación sólida y narrativa envolvente, la autora aborda un tema fundamental y ofrece una llamada a la acción para transformar la atención médica en un espacio más justo y sensible al género.
Dusenbery explora una variedad de temas médicos, desde la investigación y diagnóstico hasta el tratamiento y manejo del dolor, y destaca cómo el sesgo de género ha influido en estas áreas. A través de investigaciones exhaustivas y casos conmovedores, la autora destaca la tendencia a minimizar, malinterpretar o pasar por alto los síntomas y enfermedades que afectan principalmente a las mujeres.
La narrativa es accesible y bien fundamentada, proporcionando ejemplos tangibles y datos que respaldan la afirmación de que las mujeres a menudo enfrentan desafíos únicos en el sistema de atención médica. Dusenbery no solo critica el status quo, sino que también sugiere formas en que la medicina puede y debe mejorar su enfoque para brindar una atención más equitativa.
El libro no solo se centra en los desafíos médicos, sino que también destaca la historia de lucha y activismo de las mujeres en la esfera de la salud. Dusenbery celebra los avances logrados por las mujeres en la medicina y aboga por un cambio sistémico que reconozca y aborde los problemas de sesgo de género.
"Doing Harm" es una lectura impactante que despierta conciencia sobre las disparidades de género en la atención médica. La obra no solo informa, sino que también incita a la acción y destaca la importancia de abogar por una atención médica más equitativa e inclusiva.
En resumen, "Doing Harm" de Maya Dusenbery es un libro esencial que arroja luz sobre la persistente inequidad de género en la medicina. Con una combinación de investigación sólida y narrativa envolvente, la autora aborda un tema fundamental y ofrece una llamada a la acción para transformar la atención médica en un espacio más justo y sensible al género.
kellylynnthomas's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
This is an excellent and deeply reported examination of how sexism, racism, and the intersection of the two in the medical field leave women sick and in extreme cases, dead. The writing is engaging and interesting, never dry or dull. The author doesn't delve too deeply into trans issues, but explains early on that it's hard to do because of the lack of available studies and information. So, she does focus mainly on cis women, but I think all AFAB folks will find validation and the knowledge to better advocate for themselves.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Racism, and Fatphobia
savannahsshelf's review against another edition
5.0
4.5⭐️ Excellent book very disheartening and at times down right heartbreaking but really really good! I’d highly recommend picking this up for anyone but especially women and people who love and care for women. This should be mandatory reading for healthcare professionals it’s like the least they could do
My only problem is for me it was just the slightest bit repetitive at times not consistently but just a bit
My only problem is for me it was just the slightest bit repetitive at times not consistently but just a bit
farah357's review against another edition
3.0
Very informative and eye opening on the gender bias in medicine and honestly so frustrating that medicine can be so egocentric and sexist . Being a medical student myself , I usually heard professors discrediting women's symptoms and saying that they are doing it for attention , after reading this book I think that a medicine curriculum revolution is really needed for professors that have sexism ingrained in them . I also learned a lot from it and honestly am grateful for having the chance to read it and hopefully I can become a good physician who actually LISTENS
Why the three stars then ?!
The writing .
It was so repetitive , you can delete certain paragraphs and it won't make a difference .. Sometimes I became so bored that I contemplated just reading a summary of the book or just dnfing it . Only the critical information presented in the book kept me reading . I think it needs a new edition and some good editing.
Why the three stars then ?!
The writing .
It was so repetitive , you can delete certain paragraphs and it won't make a difference .. Sometimes I became so bored that I contemplated just reading a summary of the book or just dnfing it . Only the critical information presented in the book kept me reading . I think it needs a new edition and some good editing.
biobibliophile's review against another edition
5.0
Forthcoming. If you’re going into/already in science or medicine OR if you support feminism (hopefully everyone), this book is an important siren call for bias awareness.
pineconek's review against another edition
4.0
An excellent and extremely depressing look into medical misogyny and how women's symptoms are routinely dismissed in the medical profession. There was a lot of emphasis on how medicine is still building its knowledge base and the gap between where research is vs what doctors know.
While I appreciated the intersectionality in many parts of the book, something about how mental illness was discussed irked me. While I understand the author wanting to present a strong dichotomy between real illness and psychiatric illness to emphasize that symptoms aren't just 'in our heads', this manfiested as a routine dismissal of how, when, and why psychiatric and physical illnesses interact and why the line between them isn't so clear could.
All that said, this book still comes widely recommended if you've ever been dismissed by a doctor, are interested in women's health beyond reproductive health, and are interested in challenging what you may think about "fashionable" diseases.
While I appreciated the intersectionality in many parts of the book, something about how mental illness was discussed irked me. While I understand the author wanting to present a strong dichotomy between real illness and psychiatric illness to emphasize that symptoms aren't just 'in our heads', this manfiested as a routine dismissal of how, when, and why psychiatric and physical illnesses interact and why the line between them isn't so clear could.
All that said, this book still comes widely recommended if you've ever been dismissed by a doctor, are interested in women's health beyond reproductive health, and are interested in challenging what you may think about "fashionable" diseases.
samwest113's review against another edition
Too wordy it didnt flow. Too many stats in a paragraph, show us a graph and only write the most significant evidence.