Medical research

Efforts underway to eliminate harmful race-based clinical algorithms

Increased attention to harmful race-based clinical algorithms—equations and decision-making tools that misuse race as a proxy for genetic or biological ancestry—has led to the reconsideration of these algorithms in many ...

Medical research

Data show clinical trials are becoming more inclusive

Clinical trials and medical research have been historically lacking in diversity among all groups. But recent trends have been turning the tide at least a little bit toward equity and inclusivity, according to a new meta-analysis ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study finds BIPOC individuals bear greater post-COVID burdens

A study appearing in Frontiers in Public Health reports that BIPOC individuals who were infected with COVID-19 experienced greater negative aftereffects in health and work loss than did similarly infected white participants.

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