In the world of medicine, race-based diagnoses are more than skin deep
b'We\'ve probably said it a hundred times on Code Switch \\u2014 biological race is not a real thing. So why is race still used to help diagnose certain conditions, like keloids or cystic fibrosis? On this episode, Dr. Andrea Deyrup breaks it down for us, and unpacks the problems she sees with practicing race-based medicine.
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