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Including race in clinical algorithms can both reduce and increase health inequities – it depends on what doctors use them for

Health practitioners are increasingly concerned that because race is a social construct, and the biological mechanisms of how race affects clinical outcomes are often unknown, including race in predictive algorithms…

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Parasitic infections hit the health of low-income Black communities where states have neglected sewage systems

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Intestinal infections take a heavy toll on impoverished Black communities that have out-of-date sewage systems. These infections often spread through contaminated soil and water and are among the most common…

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Including race in clinical algorithms can both reduce and increase health inequities – it depends on what doctors use them for

Parasitic infections hit the health of low-income Black communities where states have neglected sewage systems

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