Caryn F.

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(For example, women tend to wait longer than men to get help when they’re having a heart attack.)
Caryn F.
This is probably because the women don't know that they're having a heart attack. Symptoms present differently in women than in men. We are only ever told to look for the classic chest pain shooting down the left arm, and women's heart attacks tend to come with more back pain and nausea.
Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick
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