Apathy Cited in Racial Health Gap: Blacks Die Sooner, Diagnosed Later Than Whites. Official Wonders What It Will Take To Stir Outrage

Abstract

Black newborns die at twice the rate of white newborns. Black women are diagnosed with HIV and AIDS at 20 times the rate of white women.Blacks, in general -- whether it's heart disease, diabetes, or cancer -- will be diagnosed later and die sooner than whites. And Dr. Garth N. Graham wants to know why no one seems to care.