The Racial Difference in Medicine
New research out of Harvard tracked more than 6000 patients with diabetes and found that African American fared worse on key factors for controlling their disease even though the physician and treatment protocols were the same.
The thought was that even though the treatment was equal, the cultural and dietary differences of the two groups were substantially different and probably unrecognized.
The bottom line is that a cookbook style approach to diabetes or other diseases leaves out an important aspect of care; personal choices and responsibilities!
Not all patients respond to the generic approaches that so many insurance companies and oversight bodies want us to follow.
The thought was that even though the treatment was equal, the cultural and dietary differences of the two groups were substantially different and probably unrecognized.
The bottom line is that a cookbook style approach to diabetes or other diseases leaves out an important aspect of care; personal choices and responsibilities!
Not all patients respond to the generic approaches that so many insurance companies and oversight bodies want us to follow.
Labels: medical, race, treatments
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