Children With Disabilities Face Discrimination in Health Care
Murez way THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Children with disabilities are discriminated against in health care settings -- to the detriment of their health, according to their parents.Thirty in-depth interviews with parents of children with disabilities revealed a disturbingly common thread.“They mistreated her and treated her like a robot. Every single time a nurse walked in the room, they treated her like she was not even there,” said one mother who was asked about her child's health care encounters.Researchers at the University of Utah Health, who led the study, said the attitudes described by parents could result in…