These background conditions should matter in how we assess who should be put on a ventilator. But they don’t. Instead, the ‘save the most lives’ guidance assigns patients points from one to ...

In the US, Black patients often receive significantly less medical care than similarly sick white patients. Yet when Black patients experience a significant traumatic brain injury, they often ...

A disturbing medical consensus is growing. Here’s what it could mean for Black patients with coronavirus. The “save-the-most-lives” approach will exacerbate the already-existing health care ...

Black patients made up 70% of the critically ill coronavirus patients, but their mortality rates were the same, the authors said. The study did not say which three hospitals it chose. About the Author ...

We disconnected the ventilator that afternoon. My patient died peacefully, ... Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: The Lifelong Mistreatment of Black Patients. Order Reprints ...

Lawmakers say the state's ventilator and intensive care bed rationing guidance would disproportionally benefit white coronavirus patients over people of color.

The indications for mechanical ventilation, as derived from a study of 1638 patients in eight countries, 2 are acute respiratory failure (66 percent of patients), coma (15 percent), acute ...

Joseph Gallien, M.D., 31, became a doctor to build more trust among patients in underserved communities. He's seen firsthand why Black men deserve more Black doctors.