(MIS)Treated
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<p data-renderer-start-pos="1">(MIS)Treated, a TVO podcast, explores how medicine has – and still is – failing women and speaks to the people looking to make a difference. Join host Nam Kiwanuka to hear real life stories and expert interviews on how the mistreatment and misdiagnosis of women affects us all.</p>
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June 23, 2026
Why do women make up 70% of chronic pain cases?
<p>Unlike a broken arm, you can't see chronic pain. This makes it complicated to treat or diagnose because it's subjective. This has led chronic pain to be called a "silent epidemic" and while 70% of chronic pain sufferers are women, historically the majority of pain studies have been done on men or male mice. Many people with conditions like endometriosis, PMOS, migraines, fibroids and painful periods, live with chronic pain. And the World Health Organization officially classified it as a disease in 2022.</p> <p>On the final episode of season 1, Nam Kiwanuka take a deeper dive on the history of pain research, what it is, the implicit bias towards women in medicine, and the research that's being done to combat that right here in Canada.</p> <p>Nam speaks with Dr. Tania Di Renna, the president of the Canadian Pain Society (CPS) and Medical Director of the Toronto Academic Pain Medicine Institute (TAPMI) and Jennifer Daly-Cyr who has lived with chronic pain for more than a decade and is also co-chair of the Person with Lived Experience committee at the CPS.</p> <p>Research links</p> <p>Being A Woman Doesn’t Have To Be A (Chronic) Pain <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/evaepker/2023/04/05/why-is-being-a-woman-a-chronic-pain/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/evaepker/2023/04/05/why-is-being-a-woman-a-chronic-pain/</a></p> <p>Women and pain: Disparities in experience and treatment: <a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/women-and-pain-disparities-in-experience-and-treatment-2017100912562">https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/women-and-pain-disparities-in-experience-and-treatment-2017100912562</a></p> <p>Mi'kmaw nurse explains how Indigenous pain often misunderstood: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mi-kmaw-nurse-1.5130067">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mi-kmaw-nurse-1.5130067</a></p> <p>Myths about physical racial differences were used to justify slavery — and are still believed by doctors today: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/racial-differences-doctors.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/racial-differences-doctors.html</a></p> <p>Racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations, and false beliefs about biological differences between blacks and whites: <a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1516047113">https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1516047113</a></p> <p>Sex differences in the transition to chronic pain: <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12126234/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12126234/</a></p> <p>“Brave Men” and “Emotional Women”: A Theory-Guided Literature Review on Gender Bias in Health Care and Gendered Norms towards Patients with Chronic Pain: <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1155/2018/6358624">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1155/2018/6358624</a></p> <p>Yale psychologists find that adults take girls’ pain less seriously: <a href="https://news.yale.edu/2019/01/24/yale-psychologists-find-adults-take-girls-pain-less-seriously">https://news.yale.edu/2019/01/24/yale-psychologists-find-adults-take-girls-pain-less-seriously</a></p> <p>Pain medication finally recommended in U.S. for IUD use. What about Canada?: <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10687785/iud-insertion-pain-management-guidance/">https://globalnews.ca/news/10687785/iud-insertion-pain-management-guidance/</a></p> <p>The science that changed how we study pain: <a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/science/channels/news/science-changed-how-we-study-pain-372651">https://www.mcgill.ca/science/channels/news/science-changed-how-we-study-pain-372651</a></p> <p>Action On Pain podcast takes a closer look at the implementation of An Action Plan for Pain in Canada: <a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/action-on-pain">https://redcircle.com/shows/action-on-pain</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
June 9, 2026
How girls and women with autism were missed
<p>A recent study shows that autism is almost as prevalent in girls as it is in boys - so why have we been led to believe that autism is something that mostly impacts boys and men? The February 2026 study suggests that the difference, in part, is that girls are often diagnosed much later in life.</p> <p>On today's episode, host and producer Nam Kiwanuka speaks with Julie M. Green about what it was like to be diagnosed with autism as a mother at age 44, while also raising a child on the spectrum. She documents this experience in her book, "Motherness: A Memoir of Generational Autism, Parenthood and Radical Acceptance."</p> <p>Links:</p> <ol> <li>Towards the equal recognition of autism in girls and women <a href="https://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj.s120.full">https://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj.s120.full</a></li> <li>Everyone thought autism mostly affected boys. This study says otherwise <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260210082921.htm">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260210082921.htm</a></li> <li>“I was always on the outside, watching quietly”: Autistic women reflect on school experiences <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03632-y">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03632-y</a></li> <li>Hans Asperger 'collaborated with Nazis' in WWII <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43820794">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43820794</a></li> <li>About Autism <a href="https://www.autismontario.com/about-autism">https://www.autismontario.com/about-autism</a></li> <li>Finding the True Number of Females with Autistic Spectrum Disorder by Estimating the Biases in Initial Recognition and Clinical Diagnosis <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8870038/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8870038/</a></li> <li>From the CDC: Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8214927/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8214927/</a></li> <li>Camouflaging and suicide behavior in adults with autism spectrum condition: A mixed methods systematic review <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S3050656525000124">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S3050656525000124</a></li> <li>8 Health Conditions Commonly Linked to Autism <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-autism-spectrum-disorder/202108/8-health-conditions-commonly-linked-autism">https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-autism-spectrum-disorder/202108/8-health-conditions-commonly-linked-autism</a></li> <li>10. A Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Neurodiversity and Psychosexual Functioning in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10243356/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10243356/</a> </li> </ol><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
June 2, 2026
Why Canada needs a national framework for women's health
<p>A bill looking to establish a national framework for women's health is making its way through the Senate. What does Bill S-243 look to implement?</p> <p>In Canada women represent 50% of the population, nearly half of the labour workforce, and make up 75% of health care professionals. But somehow when it comes to women's health, it's considered to be a niche topic. Not only has women's health been historically under researched, underfunded, and misunderstood, women working in healthcare also face additional barriers.</p> <p>Under the leadership of Senator Danièle Henkel, a coalition of professionals in healthcare, FemTech, and research have come together to try to address gaps in women's health with this new bill.</p> <p>Today, host and producer Nam Kiwanuka speaks with Dr. Jennifer Blake from the Pan-Canadian Women's Health Coalition about the bill, why Canada needs a national framework for women's health, the gaps that currently exist, and why women's health continues to be seen as niche.</p> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ol> <li>‘It’s not my bill, it’s our bill’: Senator Henkel and 50 advocacy groups push for law calling for women’s health framework <a href="https://www.hilltimes.com/2026/03/01/its-not-my-bill-its-our-bill-senator-henkel-and-50-advocacy-groups-push-for-law-calling-for-womens-health-framework/493464/">https://www.hilltimes.com/2026/03/01/its-not-my-bill-its-our-bill-senator-henkel-and-50-advocacy-groups-push-for-law-calling-for-womens-health-framework/493464/</a></li> <li>New study finds female family doctors spend more time caring for patients, yet earn less <a href="https://www.oma.org/newsroom/news-releases/2026/january/new-study-finds-female-family-doctors-spend-more-time-caring-for-patients-yet-earn-less/">https://www.oma.org/newsroom/news-releases/2026/january/new-study-finds-female-family-doctors-spend-more-time-caring-for-patients-yet-earn-less/</a><a href="https://www.oma.org/newsroom/news-releases/2026/january/new-study-finds-female-family-doctors-spend-more-time-caring-for-patients-yet-earn-less/"> </a></li> <li>Health workforce in Canada: Overview <a href="https://www.cihi.ca/en/health-workforce-in-canada-overview">https://www.cihi.ca/en/health-workforce-in-canada-overview</a><a href="https://www.cihi.ca/en/health-workforce-in-canada-overview"> </a></li> <li>What’s the plan? New bill before Senate aims to provide a framework for women’s health <a href="https://canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/whats-plan-new-bill-senate-aims-provide-framework-womens-health">https://canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/whats-plan-new-bill-senate-aims-provide-framework-womens-health</a><a href="https://canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/whats-plan-new-bill-senate-aims-provide-framework-womens-health"> </a></li> <li>Federal health minister to launch strategy on men’s and boys’ health in 2026 <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/federal-health-minister-to-launch-strategy-on-mens-and-boys-health-in-2026/"> https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/federal-health-minister-to-launch-strategy-on-mens-and-boys-health-in-2026/</a></li> <li>Opinion: Canada’s blind spot on drug safety in pregnancy <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/op-eds/opinion-canadas-blind-spot-on-drug-safety-in-pregnancy/">https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/op-eds/opinion-canadas-blind-spot-on-drug-safety-in-pregnancy/</a></li> </ol><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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<p data-renderer-start-pos="1">(MIS)Treated, a TVO podcast, explores how medicine has – and still is – failing women and speaks to the people looking to make a difference. Join host Nam Kiwanuka to hear real life stories and expert interviews on how the mistreatment and misdiagnosis of women affects us all.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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