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Episode 176: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 8 – Towards Justice and Race Conscious Medicine

The Clinical Problem Solvers

However it is important to remember that this political invention DOES affect biology because of the way that it creates social inequity. Historical Context: Historically, laws such as interracial marriage bans have protected established structures of white supremacy and reinforced the social construct of race.

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Body Mass Index versus Percent Body Fat as a Predictor of Mortality in Men Aged 20-49 [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Dataset: NHANES 1999-2004 linked to the National Death Index which provides population estimates of the US population. Context: Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used as a risk marker for mortality and cardiometabolic disease, but its predictive ability has come into question. Other body composition measures may have more utility in practice.