with Paulina FiroziBlack Americans are more likely to get better medical care from black doctors and nurses, research shows. (Lindsey Wasson/Reuters)“We demand the hospitals and care facilities of Seattle employ black doctors and nurses specifically to help care for black patients,” the Medium post says. Just 5 percent of doctors in the United States are black, even though 13 percent of the population is black. Studies have repeatedly shown racial bias can affect how white doctors interact with black patients. Two decades of published research found African American patients reporting pain were 22 percent less likely than white patients to get pain medication from their doctors, according to an analysis published in 2012.

Source: Washington Post June 18, 2020 11:37 UTC