Veronica Derricks News Today

Strategies used by doctors to increase patient engagement with health information may work with white Americans, but can backfire with Black Americans.

Racial disparities related to health and physical well-being motivate Americans to take action for social change more than racial disparities related to other factors, like economics, a new study finds.

Coaching patients to voice their concerns about their medical care and advocate for themselves can offset physicians' racial bias so it doesn't lead to inferior experiences for Black patients, a University of Michigan-led analysis found.