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The Consented Series
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The Consented Series

Today, Consented enters the world
Three years, one question: what does it mean to do no harm?
Apr 14 • Zed Zha, MD (she/her)
Before You Read Consented
A few things I want you to know
Apr 12 • Zed Zha, MD (she/her)
Your Bookplate, Co-signed
Here’s how to get yours!
Apr 8 • Zed Zha, MD (she/her)
Not Consented
and why I almost didn’t write this book
Apr 6 • Zed Zha, MD (she/her)
Before You Trust Your Doctor
You Are Allowed to Say No
Mar 30 • Zed Zha, MD (she/her)
The Traumatized Patient (by medicine)
“This Won’t Hurt” And Other Lies We Tell Patients
Mar 16 • Zed Zha, MD (she/her)
Behind the Chart: Dismantling Medical Racism
What the Data Reveal
Mar 10 • Zed Zha, MD (she/her)
The Patient Who Has to Prove Their Pain
Notes on Credibility Privilege
Mar 9 • Zed Zha, MD (she/her)
Behind the Chart: My Tongue and I
Women With Tongues, the Kiddie Train, and Other Professional Risks
Mar 4 • Zed Zha, MD (she/her)
The Patient Outside the Box
Notes on Assuming Normal
Mar 3 • Zed Zha, MD (she/her)
The Patient Between Departments
Notes on Fragmented Dignity
Feb 23 • Zed Zha, MD (she/her)
The Unreliable Patient
Notes on Gendered Disbelief
Feb 17 • Zed Zha, MD (she/her)
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