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Leading American medical journal continues to omit Black research, reinforcing a legacy of racism in medical knowledge

  • Written by Cherice Escobar Jones, PhD Candidate, Northeastern University
imageMedical research is one of the keys in providing health care. SJ Objio for Unsplash, CC BY-SA

The leading U.S. medical journal, read regularly by doctors of all specialties, systematically ignores an equally reputable and rigorous body of medical research that focuses on Black Americans’ health.

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