📕 Book Taking Care of You is a powerful tool women can use to be more empowered in their health.
02:00👙 Stop talking just about the ‘bikini medicine’: the book focuses on different clinical conditions because those impact women differently than men.
03:44💊 Be well prepared when going to clinicians: a lot of drugs are pulled from the market because they are not working for or designed for women.
08:44⚠️ There is no woman who should feel helpless: be in charge of your body and change your healthcare professionals if needed.
14:02👩🦰 Women are assertive for others’ health but not so much for themselves: ‘Tiger Mom’ mode vs Single patient mode.
20:12🤯 Kanwal is a medical anthropologist: their research shows the very bad experiences women have had in the healthcare system.
21:49🌊 The power of one pebble in the pond: we all have the ability, regardless of our socioeconomic status, to improve our health through our personal decisions.
27:26🌟 Shared decision-making vs informed consent: taking into account the values and preferences of your patient is essential.
31:18😳 50% of low back surgeries and a third of knee replacement surgeries are inappropriate: there are different solutions.
36:02👠 Women in the lower socio-economic status are not being empowered to ask the right questions: don’t kid yourselves, all women have this issue.
39:31⚕️ Getting surgeries you don’t need: the importance of being informed and properly communicating before having surgeries.
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