Black Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 After Having To Beg For Care From Dismissive Hospital Staff

"The medical neglect of Black patients, particularly Black women, is a well-documented reality that has killed countless people because doctors tend to assume they're exaggerating their symptoms, especially pain. In 2005, a study by the National Academy of Medicine found that the racial disparities in the rate of illness and early death cannot be explained by "insurance status, income, age, [or] severity of conditions.""