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After Dr. Dare Adewumi was hired to lead the neurosurgery practice at an Atlanta-area hospital, he says he quickly faced racial discrimination that ultimately led to his firing. His lawyers and other advocates say he's not alone, that Black doctors across the country commonly experience discrimination.
Emerging research suggests that a small portion of people who now live with long COVID may have showed no COVID-19 symptoms at all when they were initially infected.
Some Black doctors who believe they've been mistreated are speaking out. Dr. Dare Adewumi filed a federal lawsuit in September against Wellstar Medical Group and Wellstar Health Systems alleging employment discrimination based on race.
Black doctors across the country commonly experience discrimination, ranging from microaggressions to career-threatening disciplinary actions, lawyers argue.
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