Medical Discrimination: Understanding Bias in Healthcare

Join Dr. Valda Crowder, a board-certified emergency medicine physician with 30 years of experience, as she tackles one of healthcare's most pervasive yet overlooked issues: medical discrimination. In this episode of The Ask Dr. V Show, discover how patients face bias and unequal care based on race, gender, weight, age, disability, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. Through listener calls and questions, Dr. V explores the real-world impacts of medical discrimination—from undertreated pain in Black patients to dismissed symptoms in women, weight stigma, ageism, and barriers facing LGBTQ+ and non-English speaking patients. Learn about medical gaslighting, understand your rights as a patient, and hear what needs to change to ensure everyone receives respectful, evidence-based care. Plus, get updates on healthcare policy fights and measles outbreaks affecting students nationwide.