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Removing race from equations that estimate lung function will shift the categorization of disease severity across patient populations, moving more Black individuals into an advanced disease category, according to new research led by scientists at Harvard Medical School.

Removing race from equations that estimate lung function will shift the categorization of disease severity across patient populations, moving more Black individuals into an advanced disease category, according to new research led by scientists at Harvard Medical School. At the same time, more white and Hispanic people would be reclassified as having less advanced illnesses.

This article serves as a landing page for our 3-part series spotlighting how a lack of diversity in clinical trials has had a deleterious downstream effect on real-world care for people of color in the US, with perspective from experts across more than half a dozen specialties.

In the final part of our 3-part series, our panel of experts discuss what their fields and its leaders could do to make sure this lack of diversity in trials does not continue. These responses are highlighted in the following video and transcribed below.

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WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Many Hispanic people in the United States face socioeconomic disadvantages and lower access to affordable health care. Despite these and other

Over 25 years of clinical research, phase 3 trials of approved disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis were overwhelmingly made up of White participants, new research shows.

— Following is a blog by Rafael E. Pérez-Figueroa, assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society in the College of Public Health, and Kathryn M. Cardarelli, associate professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society and senior assistant provost for faculty affairs and professional development at the University of Kentucky. Racism has long defined health and well-being in our state and the country. Currently, the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic and la...