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Weighing liability vs. informed consent

New York residents may be interested to know that according to research, women aren’t necessarily at a higher risk for complication whether they undergo or open hysterectomies. This was published in August 2016 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, and it contradicts predictions that women would suffer if morcellation was not used. Specifically, groups such as American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology have defended the practice.

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Physician bias can play a role in misdiagnoses

Unconscious assumptions, also known as cognitive biases, can influence how a physician evaluates a patient. When someone in New York expresses a medical complaint, the physician might base decisions on that person’s race, gender, social class or sexual orientation. Factors like appearance, whether the person reminds the physician of someone else or the person’s manner of speech could all cause the physician to make a diagnosis based on assumptions instead of clinical facts.

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