Systemic racism persists in the sciences

Authors: Adia Harvey Wingfield

Published: 2021-05-06

DOI: 10.1126/science.abd8825

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Abstract

It's tempting to think of medicine and health care as objective and neutral, driven solely by scientific principles and free inquiry. Indeed, scientists go through extensive measures to make their research bias-free. However, recent developments show that despite the best efforts, racial disparities persist in the health care system even when they are unintentional.