Purdue University Wants Future Doctors to Think Racism Against Blacks Causes Strokes

The Twitter account Libs of Tik Tok posted on its account this week what appears to be a lecture slide from a Purdue University pre-med course. The specific slide was titled “Racism is a Risk Factor for Stroke.” It details how black people have a higher risk for hypertension compared to white people up to 55 years of age.

The slide, which does not mention any other race, states that racism is a “disease” because it causes stress, which in turn causes strokes.

Under the subheading “Racism is a disease,” the slide has the following information: “Racism and its effects can lead to chronic stress for children. And chronic stress leads to actual changes in hormones that cause inflammation in the body, a marker of chronic disease. Stress that a mother experiences during pregnancy can affect children even before they are born. Despite improvements in health care, racial disparities exist in infant mortality as well as low birthweight.”

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