Mass deportations don’t keep out ‘bad genes’ − they use scientific racism to justify biased immigration policies

The US has a long history of misusing genetics and biology in immigration policy, the effects of which are still keenly felt today.

Shoumita Dasgupta, Professor of Medicine, Assistant Dean of Diversity & Inclusion, Boston University • conversation
Jan. 13, 2025 • ~14 min

Black mothers trapped in unsafe neighborhoods signal the stressful health toll of gun violence in the U.S.

Chronic stress from living with systemic racism and gun violence can lead to increased symptoms of PTSD and depression as well as elevated cortisol levels.

Ruby Mendenhall, Associate Professor in Sociology, African American Studies, Urban and Regional Planning and Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • conversation
May 3, 2023 • ~8 min

Biopsies confirm a breast cancer diagnosis after an abnormal mammogram – but structural racism may lead to lengthy delays

Early detection of breast cancer is critical to improving chances of survival. But racial and ethnic minority patients systematically have delayed diagnoses that reduce the benefits of screening.

Christoph Lee, Professor of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington • conversation
July 8, 2022 • ~7 min

Why addressing racism against Black women in health care is key to ending the US HIV epidemic

Black American women have disproportionate HIV infection rates – in part because of systemic and structural racism in the health care system.

Nabila El-Bassel, Professor of Social Work, Director of Social Intervention Group, Columbia University • conversation
Dec. 6, 2021 • ~11 min

COVID messages from doctors change behavior across racial lines

A new study found that COVID-19 messages tailored to Black audiences and presented by physicians of color did not enhance the effectiveness for minority participants.

Nikki Rojas • harvard
Aug. 10, 2021 • ~5 min

COVID-19 is deadlier for black Brazilians, a legacy of structural racism that dates back to slavery

In Brazil, black COVID-19 patients are dying at higher rates than white patients. Worse housing quality, working conditions and health care help to explain the pandemic's racially disparate toll.

Edna Maria de Araújo, Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology, State University of Feira de Santana (Brazil) • conversation
June 10, 2020 • ~8 min

George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery deaths: Racism causes life-threatening conditions for black men every day

Police killings of black men gain widespread attention, but black men's life-and-death issues are ignored on a daily basis, a physician who studies health gaps explains.

Shervin Assari, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Michigan • conversation
June 1, 2020 • ~11 min

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