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🕰️ Navigating Healthcare as a Woman Part 2: Why Women Are Still Missed in Healthcare black women's health doctor eno advocates health navigation medical advocacy medical bias awareness medical gaslighting medical navigation minority women patient advocacy women empowerment women health advocacy women's health Mar 12, 2026

In Part 1 of this series, we explored several common barriers women encounter when navigating healthcare—communication gaps, rushed appointments, fragmented care, and the subtle dismissal of lived experience.

For many women encountering the healthcare system, these moments may be familiar.

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Navigating Healthcare as a Woman Part 1: What the System Still Misses gender bias in healthcare health navigation medical bias medical bias awareness medical navigation patient advocacy women's health women's voices women’s health advocacy Mar 02, 2026

March is Women’s History Month, a time to reflect on progress—and this reflection must be honest.

Women now make up more than half of U.S. medical school matriculants.  Yet women continue to experience delayed diagnoses, dismissed concerns, and care that feels fragmented and incomplete.

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🔍 The Tool That Should be Part of Every Woman's Breast Cancer Screening breast cancer risk breast cancer screening breast imaging breast mri doctor eno advocates early detection early detection saves lives health advocacy ibis model independent health advocate know your risk medical navigation tyrer cuzick score Aug 07, 2025

The Tyrer–Cuzick risk assessment model, also known as the IBIS model, is a calculator that estimates a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer over 10 years and across her lifetime. It is based on a wide range of personal and family factors.

Understanding your individual risk is a crucial step tow...

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