Pediatric Inequities across the U.S.: New Lancet Study Finds Children of Color Receive Worse Care
CHICAGO, IL – Pediatric care for non-white children in the United States is universally worse according to a two-paper investigation published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. The research found that children of color are more likely to face disparities in healthcare, including pain management, diagnostic imaging, surgical complications, and developmental disability diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Nia Heard-Garris, a researcher at Northwestern University and pediatrician at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago who oversaw the …