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NEJM Interview: Dr. Mary Bassett on factors contributing to poorer health outcomes among black Americans and what physicians can do to reduce racial disparities.

Published: March 18, 2015, 4:01 p.m.

b'Mary Bassett is commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M.T. Bassett. #BlackLivesMatter - A Challenge to the Medical and Public Health Communities. N Engl J Med 2015;372:1085-7.'