Well, Now: Ending Racism in Healthcare
b'The U.S. healthcare system can split the country into two Americas.\\nYour zip code, education, class status and more all play a role in the outcome of your health as well as the kind of care you receive.\\xa0\\nFewer markers more clearly define these disparities than race.\\xa0\\nOn this week\\u2019s episode of Well, Now Maya and Kavita talk about racism in American healthcare with Dr. Uch\\xe9 Blackstock.\\xa0\\nHer new book Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine gives a historical view of how racism has always played a role in U.S. healthcare.\\xa0\\nThis book is also a memoir of her own experience as a physician carrying on the legacy of her late mother, Dr. Dale Gloria Blackstock.\\nHealth Resources Mentioned in the Episode:\\n\\nHealth in Her HUE\\n\\nIrth App\\n\\n\\nPodcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery.\\nSend your comments and recommendations on what to cover to wellnow@slate.com\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'