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Kathlyn Stone

Kathlyn Stone is an independent journalist in Minnesota and publishes fleshandstone.net, a health and science news site. Click here to contact Ms. Stone.

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Commentary

Decades of Documented Health Care Disparities Have Not Brought About Policy Changes

By Kathlyn Stone

It’s a rare week when we don’t see the release of a new study showing how health care lags for African Americans: “When it comes to your risk of stroke, you get a penalty for being African American, you get a penalty for living in the South, and you get an ‘extra’ penalty for being…

It’s a rare week when we don't see the release of a new study showing how health care lags for African Americans: "When it comes to…

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