Studies Show Blacks More Likely Than Whites To Leave Hospice For Life-Extending Treatment, Also More Likely To Have Severe Sepsis, Die From Infection

News sources covered two recently published studies on end-of-life care and sepsis among minorities. Summaries of the coverage appear below. End-of-Life Care Blacks enrolled in a hospice program are more likely than whites to leave hospice to pursue life-extending treatment, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine,

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on February 7th, 2008