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Addressing implicit biases in pain treatment for rheumatoid arthritis

It's important to recognize the discrepancies in the treatment of pain for people of color, how medical professionals' implicit biases can affect Black patients, and what can be done to combat biases to create a more equitable healthcare system.


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Up Next

  • Understanding joint replacement therapy for rheumatoid arthritis as a woman of color

  • How the social determinants of health impact psoriatic arthritis

  • Patient perspectives: how women of color can navigate their healing healthcare journeys

  • Ronnisha's experience with her psoriatic arthritis diagnosis

  • Living with rheumatoid arthritis as a young adult

  • My story: living my best life as a woman of color with rheumatoid arthritis

  • Understanding healthcare equity as a provider, patient, or person of color

  • How to fix racial disparities in the healthcare system

  • 10 ways to live better with rheumatoid arthritis

  • Why medical education needs to include the BIPOC community

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