While doctors take an oath to do no harm, there's a good chance their unconscious biases can seep into how seriously they take your pain. Physician Sheetal DeCaria explains how perception impacts medical care and treatment -- and calls for health care professionals to check in with how they do their patient checkups.

While doctors take an oath to do no harm, there's a good chance their unconscious biases can seep into how seriously they treat pain. Physician Sheetal DeCaria explains how perception impacts medical care and treatment -- and calls for health care professionals to check in with themselves before checking in with their patients. Stay tuned after...

Research has demonstrated minorities, women, and children face implicit bias by our healthcare system in the treatment of pain. Dr. Sheetal DeCaria’s TEDx Talk tackles how the undiagnosed bias blinds doctors from properly treating pain.