Archive | Race and Health

A new meaning for the Black Death.

Considering race "can cause significant harm by implying that it is a biological predictor."

Greenhouse gasses are racist.

“Is it people who do not have the same hygienic conditions as those on French soil who bring them?"

In America’s 50 biggest cities, 48 percent of chiefs are black.

Blacks with one copy of the gene were 50 percent more likely to develop Parkinson's.

"White physicians seldom ask how their own racial privilege reinforces a white supremacist culture."

NAACP: "I’m sure it will put anger in some hearts."

Segregated health options.

Not just for Covid — also for polio, measles, mumps, and rubella.

"This work strengthens our connections with patients and ultimately helps us to deliver higher-quality care."

Big Brother needs to hunt down medical microaggressions.

Lawyer implies racism played a role. The doctor was black.

“Structural racism play[s] a prominent role at all levels."

"The implicit bias requirement promotes the inaccurate belief that White individuals are naturally racist."

He did not care about blacks; only about their effect on whites.

The drugs fail to realize that race is a social construct.

The "conspiracy theory" is "an emerging, but still marginal, idea among climate scientists and food security experts."

"This is naked racial discrimination and . . . a blueprint for racially segregated health care."

Blacks now get preference for the operation.

"They pretty much said we're all guilty of being racist."

"Though the link between racism and obesity has long been assumed, this was a clear confirmation."

“Under health equity, medical personnel must evaluate everything through the lens of race or identity."

Even the "clarification" is bogus.

Actress says it has "endangered" her adopted non-white children.

Racial differences in a pediatric ward.

The threat of genetic deterioration.

She relied on bad data to claim black doctors are better for black newborns.

Non-whites get preferential treatment.

The medical body claims the measure has been used "for racial exclusion."

"This has led to significant costs for hospitals because providers are often not reimbursed for these services."

"You're essentially walking where there's land mines."

Fewer white people is a “strategic priority for academic medicine."

Do they experience racism in utero?

It also wants universal healthcare — but only for blacks.

“Racism should be seen as a public-health issue.”

Lunacy from what used to be a respected medical journal.

Approximately 40 medical schools have done so.

"The thin ideal is definitely a white ideal."

It tells clinics to prioritize becoming "anti-racist and trauma-informed."

Unvaxxed illegals are promised free healthcare.

The virus used to be called "monkeypox."

"White people are being punished in the name of righting nonexistent wrongs, but patients of every race will suffer."

"It almost felt like I was having a bit of my decision taken away from me."

"Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women."

“They’re American in every way except for on paper."

When social media and black Africa collide.

A Chinese general recently declared interest in bioweapons that would target specific ethnic groups.

"Unfortunately, we do need to keep this space specific to BIPOC folks."

Scientists demand the censorship of science.

Nicholas Wade is a sinner for believing in the biological basis of race.

“It would serve as an incentive for additional undocumented immigration into our country."

The state is facing a projected $22.5 billion deficit.

"We . . . recognize the acts and systems of oppression effected in the name of medicine."

"Most algorithms in computer vision improved fairness by harming all groups."

Immigrants enrich Europe with diphtheria, scabies, and tuberculosis.

Students' "commitment to social and racial justice" is more important.

No faith in the future.

What a social worker learned about race and corruption.

Smart!

"Even the tools that we have for caring for patients are inherently biased."

"They’re saying white women should start building up their strength because we need more white babies."

"We are committed to having a diverse workforce."

"There have been reports that such devices were significantly less accurate in measuring blood oxygen levels based on skin color."

"Entrenched systemic racism," to be precise.

She claims a similar-sized white colleague kept her job.

An Asian Republican proposed the measure.

“Our structurally racist societies are unsafe for too many communities, families and individuals.”

What a social worker learned about blacks.

"Whitewashing one of the most horrific incidences of governmental racism."

Mr. Sandman is a racist.

"Words or actions that are disrespectful, racist, discriminatory, hostile, or harassing are not welcome."

International body claims the original term was "racist" towards Africans.

Seventy-five percent of medical schools lobby for "diversity, inclusion, and equity" policies.

“You’re seeing a kind of dying-of-Whiteness phenomenon in the covid data."