Appendicitis More Often Missed in Patients Who Are Black
Hospitals with more diverse patient populations were less likely to miss the diagnosis, however, researchers found.
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Hospitals with more diverse patient populations were less likely to miss the diagnosis, however, researchers found.
"Toxic stress" in childhood due to poor living conditions appears to have a physiologic impact on brain growth that disproportionately affects Black children.
Older Black patients with advanced cancer are less likely than White patients to receive opioids for pain relief yet are more likely to receive drug screenings in the last weeks of life.
Medical schools are becoming more diverse, but keeping students and faculty of color remains a challenge.
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