Call The Doctor

The American healthcare system is garbage. Rachel and Shannon talk about the layers of bias, discrimination, and bigotry that women and minorities face obtaining medical services.

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How racism impacts health

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/racism-in-healthcare?c=518545585050#how-racism-impacts-health

Exploring Gender Bias in Healthcare

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/sponsored/exploring-gender-bias-healthcare

Implicit Bias and Racial Disparities in Health Care

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/the-state-of-healthcare-in-the-united-states/racial-disparities-in-health-care/

When & Why Women & People Of Color Face Lower Quality Healthcare & Worse Health Outcomes

https://www.nhpr.org/post/when-why-women-people-color-face-lower-quality-healthcare-worse-health-outcomes#stream/0

Discrimination Prevents LGBTQ People From Accessing Health Care

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/lgbtq-rights/news/2018/01/18/445130/discrimination-prevents-lgbtq-people-accessing-health-care/#:~:text=New%20data%20from%20a%20nationally,if%20they%20are%20turned%20away

“You Don’t Want Second Best” Anti-LGBT Discrimination in US Health Care

https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/07/23/you-dont-want-second-best/anti-lgbt-discrimination-us-health-care#

Nothing To Fear

https://anchor.fm/nothingtofear