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Episode 141: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 2 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 1: Historical and Ethical Perspectives with Edwin Lindo

The Clinical Problem Solvers

37:50​ Race vs. ancestry vs genetics–implications for research and clinical practice 52:02 ​What can we start doing tomorrow? This is done on an individual level, by offering existing support and resources, as well as on a systemic level through advocacy. How is race a social construct? racial essentialism). For genetics?

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Do statins reduce mortality in older people? Findings from a longitudinal study using primary care records

BMJ

This is because clinical trials are expensive to carry out and therefore tend to be of relatively short duration, with statins trials having on average two to five years of treatment exposure. In clinical practice, patients are not fixed on a certain treatment regime and can start and stop at any time.