Commentary: Racial bias influences health care — and it starts in the exam room
by Monica Maalouf, Chicago Tribune
Feb 07, 2019
2 minutes
"No doctor has ever reminded me that I am black before," the patient said, laughing and nodding his head to let me know he appreciated my advice.
Just as he was startled by my open recognition of his race, so too was I startled by his reaction.
As his physician, I felt the issue I'd raised wasn't worth ignoring; if anything, I
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