Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a key index of renal function. The classic method for
assessing GFR is the clearance of inulin. Several current methods using isotopic (125I …

Background: The use of race as a variable in research continues to spark debate about
whether it should be used, as well as the implications it has for research on health …

IS RACIAL research in medicine racist? Publications about comparative racial research
number in the thousands. A review of the English-language medical literature reveals that …

Racewas originally introduced in US medical curricula in 1790byBenjaminRush,
whoassertedthatblacknesswas a particular kind of leprosy. In 1857 Josh Nott characterized …

For at least a century, American medical and public health researchers have used race as a
marker for biology, and have documented race-associated differences in health and illness …

When I was in medical school, a surgery resident jokingly told me about the triple point, the
spot just below the sternum where one could place their stethoscope to get the surgeon's …

This essay examines the efforts of social scientists and humanities scholars to teach
students at a major US medical school aboutrace'. The objectives were to explain that race …

The best overall measure of kidney function is glomerular filtration rate (GFR) as commonly
estimated from serum creatinine concentrations (eGFR cr) using formulas that correct for the …

Controversies and debates surrounding race have long been a fixture in American
medicine. In the past, the biological concept of race—the idea that race is biologically …

Race is a prominent category in medicine. Epidemiologists describe how rates of morbidity
and mortality vary with race, and doctors consider the race of their patients when deciding …