A data-driven portrait of racism exposes the persistent reality of racial biases.
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Science
January 2025
The reviewer is at the School of Science and Mathematics, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, USA.
A data-driven portrait of racism exposes the persistent reality of racial biases.
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July 2024
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
Background: Although advancements in multiple myeloma therapy have rapidly evolved, pervasive racial and social inequities prevent uniform benefit across diverse patient populations. This affects access to US Food and Drug Administration-approved treatments and to clinical studies. The impact of health-care inequities is not well understood and thus, the development of effective strategies is inadequate.
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February 2025
Connecticut Children's, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Background: Racial disparities in access to kidney transplantation (KT) have been described among children with end-stage renal disease in the United States. It has been suggested that these disparities stem from a combination of clinical and socioeconomic factors.
Methods: We evaluated data from the US Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) of all pediatric (< 18 years old) KT recipients from 1999 to 2014 and compared outcomes by race or ethnicity: Hispanic, non-Hispanic Whites (NHW), and non-Hispanic Blacks (NHB).
PLoS Biol
January 2025
Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
The discipline of ecology and evolutionary biology (EEB) has long grappled with issues of inclusivity and representation, particularly for individuals with systematically excluded and marginalized backgrounds or identities. For example, significant representation disparities still persist that disproportionately affect women and gender minorities; Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC); individuals with disabilities; and people who are LGBTQIA+. Recent calls for action have urged the EEB community to directly address issues of representation, inclusion, justice, and equity.
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January 2025
Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Colonialism has left biological and social legacies that damage health. The resulting racialized health inequities re-enact past harms and are a profound social injustice. In response, this article brings together reparatory justice and health equity.
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