How Modern Medicine Has Failed Women with Elinor Cleghorn

Published: Jan. 12, 2022, 5 a.m.

A deeply embedded idea in our culture is the sexist notion that men are the \u201cdefault\u201d human, and women the unknowable \u201cother". Nowhere is this more visible than in the history of medicine, with disastrous consequences for women\u2019s\u2019 health. On the show this week to discuss her new book is Elinor Cleghorn, author of\xa0Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World. You can check out her book at\xa0factuallypod.com/books.\xa0\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\n\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.