Strategies to help women advocate for themselves and avoid misdiagnosis

While everyone faces some risk of experiencing a delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis, some  studies have found that the problem is more common for women. Women are 50 percent more likely than men to receive an incorrect diagnosis when they’re having a heart attack and nearly 30 percent more likely to receive an incorrect diagnosis for stroke.Read more …Strategies to help women advocate for themselves and avoid misdiagnosis originally appeared inKevinMD.com.

Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 20, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/miles-j-varn" rel="tag" > Miles J. Varn, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Malpractice Source Type: blogs