Advil Pain Equity Project: Doug E. Fresh Discusses Black Men’s Heart

Source: TV One When it comes to Black men’s health, hip-hop legend and health advocate Doug E. Fresh gets to the heart of the matter with cardiologist Dr. Dave Montgomery. They sit down to discuss heart health and the health inequities impacting Black men. They break down eye-opening statistics, discuss pain bias and share practical steps to maintain a healthy heart. “Heart disease is the leading cause of death among African American men, impacting us at a higher rate than any other demographic,” Fresh says. But it doesn’t have to be this way. “Eighty-five percent of heart disease deaths are preventable,” says Dr. Montgomery. “That means we’re missing something. We’re missing the signals like pain.” How Pain Bias Impacts Black Men’s Health Heart disease is often overlooked among Black men due to pain bias. “When African American men show up in a healthcare environment, you are judged differently,” Dr. Montgomery explains. If the patient’s pain is minimized and neglected by the physician, they will be undertreated. “And when you’re undertreated, you just don’t go back,” the doctor says. In a recent study by the Advil Pain Equity Project and the Morehouse School of Medicine, 74 percent of African Americans said...