Race

WHEN PAT HOLTERMAN-HOMMES READ IN 2021 THAT HER FORMER COLLEAGUE, ALPHONSO HARRIED, WAS WAITING FOR A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT, SHE WANTED TO SEE IF SHE COULD DONATE ONE./OE MARTINEZ/KHN

Race Is Often Used As Medical Shorthand For How Bodies Work. Some Doctors Want To Change That.

Using race as a medical shorthand is at best imprecise and at worst harmful, and experts say one of the best things patients can do is ask if — and how — their race is factored into their care.

Jun 14, 2022