"While it is generally accepted that race is a social construct, in 2023, blood services in countries such as the US, UK and others continue to call specifically for Black blood donors to save Black patients."
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https://vocal.media/theSwamp/it-s-time-to-stop-racializing-blood-donation
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IT’S TIME TO STOP RACIALIZING BLOOD DONATION
A unified, non-racial approach to #blooddonation is more practical; it avoids further marginalization of Black people; and promotes a culture of inclusiveness rather than separation.
Read here:
https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/its-time-to-stop-racializing-blood-donation-3a1cac39ce0
Or here: https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/its-time-to-stop-racializing-blood-donation/
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RACE-BASED MEDICINE IS A LEGACY OF SLAVERY
"Medicine needs to move into the 21st century by acknowledging that health differences between different ethnic groups are largely due to social inequality, not genetics."
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https://post.news/@/clarexanthos/2N77kOf3GtjRlr4ALxuTxf2uaRw
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