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Despite his efforts to order tests to better diagnose his patients, the hospital resisted his efforts to help his patients. Frustrated at the lack of support to help him help his patients, he took action on his own to save the lives and limbs of his Black patients. Read about him here: https://mississippitoday.org/2020/05/19/the-black-american-amputation-epidemic-black-patients-losing-limbs-at-triple-the-rate-of-others/ 2/10
The black American amputation epidemic: Black patients losing limbs at triple the rate of others
A doctor put up billboards in the Mississippi Delta,…
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