Systemic racism persists in the sciences

It's tempting to think of medicine and health care as objective and neutral, driven solely by scientific principles and free inquiry. Indeed, scientists go through extensive measures to make their research bias-free. However, recent developments show that despite the best efforts, racial dispar...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2020-07, Vol.369 (6502), p.351-351
Main Author: Wingfield, Adia Harvey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Discrimination
Health care
Race factors
Racism
Systemic racism
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Summary:It's tempting to think of medicine and health care as objective and neutral, driven solely by scientific principles and free inquiry. Indeed, scientists go through extensive measures to make their research bias-free. However, recent developments show that despite the best efforts, racial disparities persist in the health care system even when they are unintentional.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.abd8825