Denial of women's concerns contributed to medical scandals, says inquiry

Denial of women's concerns contributed to medical scandals, says inquiry Review into vaginal mesh and other products reveals much patient harm was ‘avoidable’

An arrogant culture in which serious medical complications were dismissed as “women’s problems” contributed to a string of healthcare scandals over several decades, an inquiry ordered by the government has found. The Guardian

See also:

• First do no harm: the report of the IMMDSReview The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review
• Lives ruined as damage viewed as 'women's problems' BBC News
• Mesh, Primidos and valproate failings highlighted by review BBC News
• Cumberlege review: The patients who fought for answers BBC News