Doctors With Negative Bias Against Fat People Cause Harm to Patients

[tapati]

The Shocking Ways Large Women Are Mistreated by Health-Care ProvidersFact: A review of studies published in the journal Obesity Reviews in 2015 surveying empirical evidence across multiple disciplines showed that health care professionals’ negative feelings about fat bodies can lead to misdiagnosis and late or “missed” diagnoses, negatively

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[litlebanana]

If it makes you feel any better, when I go to the doctor with my pain issues, they just tell me they have no idea and it will possibly get better or not.

[tapati]

Yes--there's also gender bias. Women can be seen as complaining too much about pain that is really minor and inconsequential. :)

Also:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/opinion/a-fix-for-gender-bias-in-health-care-check.html

We are also under-represented in medical trials.