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Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests

01.06.2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients getting care for breathing problems, a study published …

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First Opinion

Opinion: Use ‘racial privilege’ — not race — to measure and understand health

22.02.2023

When I go to a health care provider and check “Black” for my race or ethnicity, it means that my provider — before even seeing me — knows I have …

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In the Lab

Scientific institutions must embrace antiracist policies, National Academies report urges

14.02.2023

To become more equitable and inclusive organizations, higher education and scientific institutions must go beyond increasing the number of people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in their ranks and …

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Health / In the Lab

California medical school apologizes for unethical prisoner experiments

23.12.2022

SAN FRANCISCO — A prominent California medical school has apologized for conducting dozens of unethical medical experiments on at least 2,600 incarcerated men in the 1960s and 1970s, including putting …

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Health

‘One needs to feel safe’: Racism can put sleep — and its health benefits — out of reach

20.12.2022

Lots of people struggle to get enough sleep — and the responsibility for fixing the problem tends to fall on the individual. Experts offer advice like reducing screen time, exercising …

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Health

Ballerina, firefighter, hygienist? Why dentistry needs to start its pipeline with young kids

09.12.2022

Dentistry has a diversity problem, and medical and dental experts say the best way to fix it is to start the pipeline early in Black and brown communities. “We can’t …

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Health

‘I question what I know’: Top cancer specialist Otis Brawley on valuing orthodoxy in medicine

07.12.2022

Oncologist Otis Brawley has dedicated his career to advocating for orthodoxy in medicine. Now, he says, advances in cancer treatments and early-detection screenings are fast outpacing the medical community’s ability …

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Health

One-third of U.S. labs have stopped using race-based equations to diagnose kidney disease

22.11.2022

Even as a child, La’Tonzia Adams was interested in diagnosing disease. One day, when she noticed a bump on her chest, she decided to look up “chicken pox” in the …

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Health

Brains of Black Americans age faster, study finds, with racial stressors a likely factor

14.11.2022

The brains of Black adults in the U.S. age more quickly than those of white and Hispanic adults, showing features linked to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias as early as …

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