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The Documentary: His and hers medicine

His and hers medicine

20/04/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - The Documentary, His and hers medicine

Dr Zoe Williams examines historical inequalities in the diagnosis and treatment of women

Dr Zoe Williams talks to medical experts around the world as she investigates how and why the care of women has been so neglected, and what moves are afoot to change that.

Dr Zoe Williams talks to researchers and clinicians around the world as she investigates how and why the care of women has been so neglected, and what moves are afoot to change that. 

She examines the historical inequalities in the diagnosis and treatment of women, particularly in the area of heart disease. There is an abiding myth that men are much more likely to suffer heart attacks than women, but heart disease is the number one killer of women in the US, and the British Heart Foundation estimates that nearly 10,000 British women would still be alive over the last decade alone had they received the same quality of care as men. This is a global problem.

Dr Zoe Williams is a general practitioner in the NHS. She's also the resident doctor on ITV's This Morning and a regular expert on the BBC's The One Show. 

Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith
Executive producer: Susan Marling

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