Maya Dusenbery ’08 didn’t give much thought to the American health care system until she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at age 27. Research into her own condition led the journalist to a far bigger story: a medical system she found to be rife with inequities in its diagnosis and treatment of men vs. women. In her book, Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick, winner of the 2019 Minnesota Book Award for general nonfiction, Dusenbery weaves together scientific and sociological research, interviews with doctors and researchers, and personal stories from women across the country to provide the first comprehensive, accessible look at how sexism in medicine harms women today. Dusenbery has been interviewed about this subject on NPR’s “Fresh Air,” “Good Morning America,” and countless radio shows and podcasts. The title of her presentation is “Doing Harm: How Gender Bias in Medicine Leaves Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick.”