Akilah Weber Pierson, MD
@aweberpierson
Black women aren't believed in medical settings. This has to change. When symptoms are dismissed, lives are at stake. We must speak up AND doctors must listen better. Watch my full conversation here: https://youtu.be/0ZXqUZl8Pe8 #HealthEquity
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