Medical misogyny
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‘Wild with rage’: It took Jacinta Allan more than a decade to learn the source of her pain
Women who have sought help over years for a condition more common than diabetes say they have felt gaslit and disbelieved, and live in excruciating pain. Jacinta Allan is among the 1 million Australians hoping for better.
- Wendy Tuohy
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- Women's health
Why women deserve to be treated seriously when they are in pain
“First, do no harm” has long been a guiding principle of medicine. What if instead it was, “first, listen to the patient”?
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- Healthcare
‘I was alive but not living’: The chance discovery that saved Lilli chronic pelvic pain
“What did you do to me?” How a surgeon stumbled upon a treatment for her patient’s long-dismissed pain.
- Kate Aubusson
Ella Rich captures her unrelenting spasms on video
These are not the worst of Ella Rich's alarming symptoms that were incorrectly diagnosed as anxiety and agitated depression.
- Investigation
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Ella was locked in a psych ward at 19 weeks pregnant, but doctors had misdiagnosed her
The pregnant mother of two just wanted some relief for severe nausea. She was in disbelief when she was later admitted to a mental health unit.
- Kate Aubusson
- Investigation
- Domestic violence
A woman thought she had a stalker. Authorities sent her to a psych ward
This masthead has uncovered a series of disturbing cases where women say they have been disbelieved, misdiagnosed, and wrongly admitted to mental health wards. Others have been told their pain is “all in their head”.
- Aisha Dow and Kate Aubusson
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- Medicine
Medical misogyny
This is an investigative series into medical misogyny. We will explore how medical misogyny is happening in Australia, and share the best ideas to address it.
- Investigation
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The $8.5 billion health pledge doctors say will disadvantage women
Longer consults already attract a smaller rate of funding per minute than shorter consults. The gap is set to widen despite additional funding.
- Aisha Dow and Kate Aubusson
- Investigation
- Women's health
‘Never taken seriously’: Jenny says doctors dismissed her concerns for years. Now she’s dying
More than 1800 women told us their stories of medical misogyny. Today we begin sharing those stories and building the case for change.
- Kate Aubusson, Aisha Dow and Emily Kaine
The women who face a higher risk of early death but don’t know it
Sarah thought surviving her high-risk birth was the end of her troubles. Then a flyer stuck to a hospital wall revealed her lifelong burden.
- Emily Kaine and Kate Aubusson
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