In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are all too aware of the urgent health inequalities that plague our world. But these inequalities have always been urgent: modern medicine has a colonial and racist history. Here, in an essential and searingly truthful account, Annabel Sowemimo unravels the colonial roots of modern medicine. Tackling systemic racism, hidden histories and healthcare myths, Sowemimo recounts her own experiences as a doctor, patient and activist. The Painful Truth exposes the racial biases of medicine that affect our everyday lives and provides an illuminating - and incredibly necessary - insight into how our world works, and who it works for. This book will reshape how we see health and medicine - forever.

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A vital, eye-opening exploration of race and health

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Dr Annabel Sowemimo is a doctor, activist and writer. As well as being a Sexual and Reproductive Health registrar in the NHS, she is also the founder of community-based organisation Reproductive Justice Initiative, formed to address the colonial history of sexual and reproductive health. Annabel is also a PhD candidate and Harold Moody Scholar at King's College London. X/Twitter: @sosowemimo.

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WINNER OF THE 2024 BREAD AND ROSES PRIZE FOR RADICAL PUBLISHING
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE 2024
A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 INDIE CHAMPIONS AWARDS FOR NON-FICTION
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER BOOK 2023

'Prepare to be blown away' CHIKWE IHEKWEAZU, Assistant Director General at WHO

**'Important and ambitious' OBSERVER
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This searing polemic reveals how racism and colonialism have shaped science and medicine - leading to the health inequalities we see all around us today. Activist, doctor and patient, Annabel Sowemimo reinserts the stories of Black and Indigenous scientists and doctors into the historical narrative, reframing how we see the 'objective' systems we operate within. In confronting this history, she argues for better understanding of our collective past to bring about urgent change.

'Outstanding ... I can't stress the importance of this book strongly enough' JACQUELINE ROY, author of The Fat Lady Sings

'An unflinching, hugely eye-opening exploration of medicine's brutal colonial history' THE i

Zusammenfassung
A vital, eye-opening exploration of race and health