"We need effective anti-bias interventions to improve care for patients with sickle cell disease, and this deeper understanding is a step in the right direction," said the study author.

Study finds sickle cell disease bias in clinical notes is linked more to opioid use than race or chronic pain in healthcare ...

Bias in sickle cell care may be tied to opioid stigma, with patients more often described negatively in medical records, a ...

In season 1, episode 2 of the popular show "The Pitt," a Black woman with sickle cell disease arrives at the emergency department in acute pain, only to be initially dismissed as drug-seeking.

A new study reveals a racial bias in how clinicians describe patients in their electronic health records, raising concerns about stigmatizing language that could contribute to ongoing racial and ...