Racial bias in the ER: study reveals unequal pain prescriptions for sickle cell patients
NCT ID NCT06835335
First seen Nov 18, 2025 · Last updated May 23, 2026 · Updated 25 times
Summary
This study asked over 1,000 emergency doctors in Europe what they would prescribe for a patient with severe belly pain. The patient's race was changed in the story to see if it affected the doctor's choice of pain medicine. The goal was to understand if racial bias plays a role in how sickle cell disease pain is treated in the emergency room.
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CHU de Nîmes
Nîmes, Occitanie, 30900, France
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Manchester University NHS FT
Manchester, Manchester, M139WL, United Kingdom
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