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'Race is not a biologic category': The movement to remove race-based assessments in medicine

For years, a number of common diagnostic tests, for heart problems, kidney disease, even pregnancy, have been adjusted based on the belief that a patient’s key bodily functions can vary significantly depending on race or ethnicity.

The practice, though, is facing new pushback amid concerns that race-based tests can downplay the severity of illnesses in Black patients, potentially reducing their access to more aggressive treatments that might protect their health or even save their lives.

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