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Docs less likely to advise black patients on weight loss
Regardless of the physician's race, obese black patients are less likely to receive counseling about diet and exercise than their white counterparts, according to a new study published online in the
ER triage decisions delay care for blacks, Hispanics
Black Americans and Hispanics who show up at emergency rooms with chest pain are less likely than whites to get the care they need, despite displaying the same symptoms, according to a study
Blacks, women experience pain medication disparities, study finds
Blacks are prescribed fewer pain medications and women receive weaker dosages of chronic pain meds, concludes a study published in the August issue of Journal of Pain. Changes to such disparities
Are racial disparities in healthcare rooted in the medical community itself?
The well-documented racial disparities in healthcare may not be just related to insurance and socioeconomic status, some doctors say, but a longstanding divide within the medical community itself,
SPOTLIGHT: Health disparities cost almost $24B per year
Excess rates of preventable diseases among some minority groups don't just impose human costs, they're also very expensive to treat, according to a new study by the Urban Institute. In fact,
Reader mail: Racial disparities, high-deductible plans
Hi folks: Every now and then it's my privilege to stop opining all of the time and share some of the interesting feedback I get from you. This week I've got a few notes to share on columns that seem
For racial care divide, building trust may be key
This week, I wrote up a couple of stories on ethnic disparities in clinical outcomes that simply made my skin crawl. And that's after years of writing up stories on how Hispanics and
Study: Racial gap in prostate cancer falls
A new study has concluded that the gap in prostate cancer cases between African-American men and white men has fallen in recent times. This is one of a very few encouraging studies in a health system
Reformers, pay more attention to Massachusetts
Those of you who read FierceHealthcare regularly know that the jury is still out on how valuable Massachusetts health reforms have been. That being said, there's early data suggesting what problems
