Different Pain Care for Different People
不同族群的疼痛治療差異
Introduction
Many studies show a big problem. Doctors do not give the same pain medicine to all patients. People from minority groups get less help for pain than white patients.
許多研究顯示了一個重大問題。醫生並沒有給予所有患者相同的止痛藥。少數族裔群體在疼痛治療上獲得的幫助少於白人患者。
Main Body
Children from minority groups often get less pain medicine. Doctors sometimes do not believe these children are in pain. They do not give them the same strong medicine as white children.
少數族裔的兒童通常獲得較少的止痛藥。醫生有時不相信這些孩子在疼痛。他們沒有給予這些孩子與白人兒童相同強度的藥物。
Women from minority groups also have problems. Some doctors think Black women are stronger and do not feel pain. Because of this, these women get less help during birth.
少數族裔的女性也面臨問題。一些醫生認為黑人女性較強壯，不會感到疼痛。因此，這些女性在分娩過程中獲得的幫助較少。
Adults also get less medicine for long-term pain. Some doctors believe false things about the skin of Black patients. This is not true, but it means patients suffer more.
成年人在面對長期疼痛時獲得的藥物也較少。一些醫生對黑人患者的皮膚持有錯誤的看法。這並不屬實，但卻導致患者承受更多痛苦。
Conclusion
These problems happen because of wrong ideas about race. Doctors must change how they think to help everyone equally.
這些問題是由於對種族有錯誤的認知而產生的。醫生必須改變思維方式，以平等地幫助每一個人。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Less' Pattern
In this text, we see a word used many times to describe a problem: Less.
What is it? We use less when we talk about a smaller amount of something that we cannot count (like help, medicine, or pain).
Examples from the story:
- Less help Not as much help.
- Less medicine A smaller amount of pills/liquid.
How to use it (A2 Level): Imagine you are at a restaurant or a doctor's office. You can use less to ask for a change:
- "I want less salt in my food."
- "I need less noise in my room."
🛠️ Word Swap: 'Same' vs 'Different'
The article compares two groups. Look at these opposites:
The Same = Identical / No difference Example: "Doctors do not give the same medicine to all patients."
Different = Not the same / A change Example: "Different pain care for different people."
Quick Tip: If you see the same, look for a comparison. If you see different, look for a change!