Do doctors listen to women?

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Do doctors listen to women?

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Do doctors listen to female patients? Women often complain of doctors not taking symptoms seriously, and patient-doctor mistrust is nothing new. Tune in to learn more about this relationship, including how stress influences a female patient's diagnosis. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Feb 8, 2012

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