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Medical Myth: “Black Women Feel Less Pain”

#throwbackthursday in Medical History: J. Marion Sims was a white sadist who is often considered “the father of gynecology”. His breakthroughs are built on the backs of enslaved black women and the *persisting* medical myth he perpetuated that “black women feel less pain”. He procured enslaved black women (at least two named Betsy and...

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#WhiteCoats4BlackLives: Health Care Workers Stage National Protests

Medical students from more than 70 schools on Wednesday protested racial profiling and police brutality through the social media initiative #WhiteCoats4BlackLives. Hundreds of medical students wore white coats at “die-ins” and other protests on campuses to spotlight racial bias as a public health issue. The medical students joined others who have demonstrated since grand...

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