He Didn't Believe My Pain and I Almost Died—Why the US Medical System is Failing Women

MENO with Jacqueline Buckingham · May 14, 2026 · 50m

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In this episode, we sit down with Anushay Hossain, a feminist policy analyst and Capitol Hill lobbyist who nearly died during childbirth in a top-tier D.C. hospital after doctors repeatedly ignored her life-threatening symptoms. Her "bananas" experience of being dismissed while suffering a 104-degree fever led her to write The Pain Gap, where she exposes the systemic sexism and racism that prevent women from being believed in the exam room. By analyzing the mental and physical impact of being silenced…