06.10.2009 11:18 am

Health and death disparities in black and white

Normally, I don’t quote directly from anything I read, but the American Cancer Society recently released “Cancer Facts & Figures for African Americans 2009-2009″ was pretty clear. So:

“African Americans have the highest death rate and shortest survival of any racial and ethnic…

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06.04.2009 11:23 am

Speaking with doctors harder for minorities, poor

By Harry Jackson Jr.

From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality:
Minorities and poor people find communicating with doctors more difficult.
Black and Asian patients were more likely than white patients to report communication difficulties with their doctors in 2005, according to the latest News…

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Health and death disparities in black and white

Speaking with doctors harder for minorities, poor

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