Race is not a biological category: challenging this misconception will help tackle racism in healthcare

2026/01/23 by Jasmeen Kanwal · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Social Sciences · #Race, Genetics, and Society #Racial and Ethnic Identity Research #Cultural Competency in Health Care

paper · pdf · doi:10.1136/bmj.s150

Abstract

Healthcare professionals must reject flawed racial generalisations, writes <b>Jasmeen Kanwal</b>

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• Race is not a biological category: challenging this misconception will help tackle racism in healthcare. A nice little article by my excellent colleague Jasmeen Kanwal. doi: doi.org/10.1136/bmj.... [bsky, 27 points, 0 comments]

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