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The complicated role race and ethnicity play in research
Using race and ethnicity categories in research contributes to health inequities — but leaving them out can also be problematic, according to a recent consensus report published by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. Racial categories in the U.S., as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), are complex and fluid,…
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How I Did It: From ‘internet rabbit hole’ to compelling series
Katie Palmer typically covers health technology. But when she stumbled across a paper about how a risk calculator might place Black women at higher risk of complications from a vaginal birth after a Cesarean section (VBAC), she found the topic “too interesting and important not to cover.” Katie Palmer This September, Palmer and her STAT…
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