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When medical bias makes healthcare dangerous for marginalized bodies

I am fat and successful in my career, but every doctor visit becomes a lecture about weight loss regardless of why I came in, and I am avoiding medical care I need.

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Professional prejudice in healthcare settings creates barriers to essential medical treatment.

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