Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

Medical Condescension Can be Deadly

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Anna Brown, a St. Louis-based homeless woman, needed treatment for a sprained ankle.  She went to three emergency rooms seeking treatment.  In the third hospital, St. Maryโ€™s Health Center, Brown was emphatic about needing care.  Instead of being treated, she was arrested for trespassing, and died in a jail cell.  […]

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