Published Jan 13, 2021
Should Black People Get Race Adjustments In Kidney Medicine?
The episode critically examines the controversial use of race adjustments in kidney diagnostics, exploring their impact on Black patients and questioning their scientific validity, while highlighting the broader implications for health equity and systemic racism in medicine.
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