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Happy Black History Month! This week we're starting a new series! We're calling this one "Racism Doesn't Exist" since so many white Americans believe that racism ended with MLK. So we're diving into the data and examining the disparities that exist between white people and Black people in every area of society. This week we're talking about the treatment of nonwhite patients in the medical field. Additional reading Disparities in maternal mortality Doctors spend less time with Black cancer patients Half of medical students hold false beliefs about Black people Black patients receive less pain medication Johns Hopkins gross "tribute" to Henrietta Lacks Executive Producers Jeffrey Martin Nate Frazier Producer Jillian Cohan Martin Audio Producer and Editor Nash Propst Artwork by Slade Sundar www.sladesundar.com Music by K.Solis --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toriglass/message