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A [study](http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fatlantablackstar.com%2F2015%2F09%2F15%2Fracism-hurting-black-children-medical-study-finds-doctors-less-likely-give-painkillers-black-children-whites%2F&t=NjdlOWY0NTVjODliNmQ1NWJhYWFlMmRlNTUzN2U4MzVlZDk4MDhjMCwycVE4b0tSTg%3D%3D) released last year in JAMA Pediatrics found that Black and Latino children who are treated for acute appendicitis — which is a painful inflammation of the appendix — are less likely to receive painkillers than their white counterparts.
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For moderate pain, Black children more likely received no medication whatsoever, while they were less likely to receive opioids for severe pain. Doctors were more apt to treat Black patients with nonopioid analgesia, such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen.
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**The authors of the study cited doctors’ racial bias against Black children, surmising that physicians may believe Blacks have a higher threshold for pain, or are more prone to drug addiction, or are less worthy than whites of receiving such treatment.**
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Racism, apparently, is more painful than you may have realized.
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Green Sky Over Me
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Ich fürchte, das Kernproblem ist ein anderes. Es geht um die hegemoniale Deutungsmacht. Wenn man jahrzehntelang gewohnt ist, dass man ohne Konsequenz tun und sagen kann, was man will, dann irritiert einen dauerhafte Kritik. Dann wirken diejenigen, die einen auffordern, das eigene Handeln zu überdenken wie eine Bedrohung.
Politische Korrektheit Ist Nicht Das Problem | Journelle
journelle.de
So verworren der Fall ist, eine Erkenntnis gibt es. Niemand – nicht die Politik, nicht die Helfer, nicht die Presse – hat den Tod eines Menschen am Berliner Lageso auch nur einen Moment lang für unwahrscheinlich gehalten.
Lageso in Berlin: Der Seltsame Fall Des Toten Flüchtlings, Den Es Nie Gab - Politik - Tagesspiegel Mobil
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