Environmental Science
The Stratification of Healthcare Access Across Racial and Socioeconomic Lines
Quick fact
Even after controlling for income and insurance, Black patients in the U.S. are less likely than white patients to receive certain standard treatments, such as coronary bypass surgery, and are more likely to have limbs amputated due to diabetes complications.
Why this is interesting
Two people with the same disease can have vastly different outcomes simply because of where they live, what they earn, or the color of their skin. Why does your zip code matter more than your genetic code?