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White Doctors In Training Believe Some Disturbing Stuff About Black Patients
When it comes to emergency care, you may have a tough time if you're in pain and not a white man.  Previous research has shown that black and Hispanic patients who reported severe pain in the the ER were 22 percent less likely to receive pain medication than white patients who presented with the same complaints. And women suffer similar disparities: A 2008 study found that women wait an average of 16 minutes longer to receive pain relief for acute abdominal pain in the ER than men do. Now a new study is shedding some light on this phenomenon. "We’ve been looking at racial bias and pain perception to tr...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 8, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Painkiller increases chance of heart attack, health officials advise
Experts says patients with heart conditions should stop using diclofenac after study finds stroke and heart attack linkHealth officials have advised patients with heart problems to avoid an over-the-counter painkiller used by millions after research found that it can significantly increase the risk of heart attack or stroke.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said that patients with an underlying heart condition, such as heart failure, heart disease or circulatory problems, or patients who have previously suffered heart attacks or strokes, should no longer use diclofenac.An MHRA spokesman said th...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 29, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Heart attack The Guardian News Health Society Drugs UK news Science Source Type: news