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Advil, owned by Pfizer, launched the Pain Equity Project to end \u201csystemic pain racism.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sources of pain bias in the US date back hundreds of years and are deeply rooted in racism. Below are a few historical examples that have directly led to the pain biases seen today,\u201d the project\u2019s website<\/a> states.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile pain biases are a result of the pervasive nature of medical racism, it\u2019s important to know that countless healthcare professionals, researchers, and advocates have been working tirelessly to foster a more equitable healthcare system.\u201d<\/p>\n The ad comes as a Democrat-led resolution declared<\/a> that racism is a \u201cpublic health crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) wrote, \u201cPublic health experts agree that significant racial inequities exist in the prevalence, severity, and mortality rates of various health conditions in the United States,\u201d explaining that life expectancies are \u201csignificantly lower\u201d than those of \u201cnon-Hispanic White people\u201d in the U.S.<\/p>\n