Medical misogyny
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.
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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
- Investigation
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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- Healthcare
Centuries ago, doctors may have said Rachael had ‘hysteria’. They still aren’t sure what causes her condition
Rachael Dodd has functional neurological disorder, a modern “hysteria” at the centre of a medical misogyny Venn diagram.
- Kate Aubusson
- Opinion
- Gender equality
Closing the gender gap’s a real pain. Period
Medical misogyny is real, but a campaign about women’s pain – if that’s what it is – sponsored by a painkiller company seems patronising and tokenistic.
- Cherie Gilmour
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- Healthcare
‘Like someone took a hot poker and stabbed it through my heart’: Women left behind by medical research
Australian medical research currently does not account for the needs of women, a scoping review from the Department of Health and Aged Care has found.
- Emily Kaine
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