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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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For the most part, therefore, it’s our capacity for neurosis that keeps us civilized.
In Sheep's Clothing
George K. Simon Ph.D.
So, I’ll let you in on a secret, the thing I’ve learned about having a life-long disability, the thing that lots of stories never quite grasp: The real trick, the true solution to a disability, is to find a balance between your abilities and your goals.
The Stories We Find Ourselves in - Uncanny Magazine
A. T. Greenblatt - Uncanny Magazine
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