About this podcast
In The Fifth Wave: Curing the Healthcare Bias against Women, healthcare champions, the IWK Foundation, bring to light the profound and often dangerous consequences the gap in women’s health and research has had on women. The study of human biology has defaulted to the male body, which has hindered understanding of sex-based biological differences and results in fewer available and less effective treatments for women. We have been living in a world built for men, not only in heath care, but transportation, technology and beyond. This series will spark both curiosity and outrage leaving you wanting large scale change – a movement even. With insights from medical experts and researchers, The Fifth Wave challenges the default male standard and asks: What happens when half the population is left out of the equation? We hope to empower every woman and girl with the awareness and information to take charge of her health. Hosted by Avis Favaro.
Episodes
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- The Not-So-Golden Years · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 5In this episode of The Fifth Wave, we examine whether women are living longer, healthier lives, or just longer ones. Senior women are twice as likely to live in poverty as senior…
- Making a Difference In Your Own Backyard · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 4In this episode of The Fifth Wave, Avis Favaro uses Derek Sivers' famous "first follower" leadership talk as a lens for how change in women's health actually happens: not just…
- The Hidden Injury: Brain Trauma, Menopause, and the Fight to Protect Women's Minds · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 3In this episode of The Fifth Wave, Avis Favaro explores why women's brains are different, and looks for answers to why nearly two-thirds of people living with Alzheimer's are…
- Breaking the Bias: Science That Finally Includes Women · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 2In this episode of The Fifth Wave, Avis Favaro asks a hard question: what happens when women aren't counted? Only 7% of Canadian health research funding specifically targets…
- Europe's Progress on Women's Health · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 1In this episode of The Fifth Wave, Avis Favaro looks at how Europe is pushing women's health policy forward, and what Canada can learn from it. Since 1957, gender equality has…
- Fitness For Women · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 7Movement is one of the most powerful…and overlooked…tools for women’s long term health. In this episode of The Fifth Wave, insights from sport and exercise physician Dr. Tina…
- The Postpartum Abyss · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 6Nearly 50% of young women report negative healthcare experiences. And that is more and more visible in postpartum care. In this episode of The Fifth Wave, Avis Favaro explores…
- Delayed Diagnosis, Denied Relief · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 5Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 people who menstruate, nearly 190 million worldwide. Yet it remains one of the most misunderstood and underdiagnosed women’s health conditions. In…
- Menopause At Work · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 4This episode of The Fifth Wave dives into one of the least discussed but most consequential workplace issues today: menopause and its massive impact on women, employers and the…
- Carrying The Mental Load · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 3In this episode of The Fifth Wave, we expose the deep rooted gender bias baked into women’s healthcare, from being dismissed as “emotional” to receiving later diagnoses and…
- Not Built For Us · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 2In this deeply compelling episode, we hear how racism, bias and systemic inequities shape the healthcare experiences of Black, Indigenous and women of colour. Featuring powerful…
- The Kitchen Sponge · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 1In this episode of The Fifth Wave, Avis Favaro shows us the quiet crisis in women’s health. Underfunded research. Outdated medical devices. And training tools that are so…
- How FemTech is Reshaping Women’s Health · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 8his episode explores the fast growing FemTech sector, where we talk about the technology being created to address women’s health needs. Our guests Rachel Bartholomew and Dr…
- What’s Next? AI in Women’s Health · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 7Artificial Intelligence is not just here, it’s constantly advancing. In this episode, we look at how AI can reshape women’s healthcare. And the risks that come with it. From…
- Looking Elsewhere · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 6Where does Canada sit on the world stage when it comes to women’s healthcare? We have some catching up to do. In this episode of The Fifth Wave: Curing the Healthcare Bias…
- Around the Kitchen Table · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 5In this episode of The Fifth Wave, host Avis Favaro sits around the virtual kitchen table with women to share deeply personal stories about gender bias. From life threatening…
- The Consumerism of Menopause · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 4The conversation around menopause has exploded….but are there complications with that? In this episode of The Fifth Wave, we explore the public discussion, celebrity branding and…
- (All Aboard) The Menopause Train · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 3In this eye-opening episode, we step aboard “The Menopause Train” to explore the biological, emotional, and societal impact of menopause. Once whispered about as “The Change,”…
- Science for Men AND Women · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 2This episode dives into the persistent gender data gap in medical research, highlighting how decades of bias have led to significant blind spots in diagnosing and treating women…
- Invisible Women · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 1In this first episode of The Fifth Wave, host Avis Favaro explores the pervasive issue of gender data gaps and how women have been historically excluded from research that shapes…
