AOL

Race is often used as medical shorthand for how bodies work. Some doctors want to change that.

Race-based medical guidance can affect every element of a patient’s care—including the allocation of much-needed transplants. Several months ago, a lab technologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital mixed the ...
Oregonian

Medical shorthand might save time, but it can cause unwanted confusion, too

The jargon will ring familiar if you've watched "ER" on television: "Get a CBC, chem seven and prep for an LP," says. "You got it," says the ever-competent nurse, Such shorthand can be helpful when ...
LAist

Race Is Often Used As Medical Shorthand For How Bodies Work. Some Doctors Want To Change That

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Several months ago, a lab ...
The Grio

Race is often used as medical shorthand for how bodies work. Some doctors want to change that.

Several months ago, a lab technologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital mixed the blood components of two people: Alphonso Harried, who needed a kidney, and Pat Holterman-Hommes, who hoped to give him one.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Race is often used as medical shorthand for how bodies work. Some doctors want to change that.

Because using race as a medical shorthand is at best imprecise and at worst harmful, a conversation is unfolding nationally among lawmakers, scientists, and doctors who say one of the best things ...
Daily Press

Race is often used as medical shorthand for how bodies work. Some doctors, researchers want to change that.

Because using race as a medical shorthand is at best imprecise and at worst harmful, a conversation is unfolding nationally among lawmakers, scientists, and doctors who say one of the best things ...