This Doctor Uses TikTok To Call Out Racism
Huff PostWe are all pretty aware of the racism that exists in American health care, but it’s not always obvious how this and other types of bias continue to permeate every facet of the system. That’s why Kali Hobson, a pediatric psychiatrist and content creator, is using her platform to educate people on the nuances of medical racism from an insider’s perspective — and honestly, we needed this. Just this month, for example, the American Medical Association adopted a new policy discouraging doctors from relying so heavily on the body mass index, citing concerns that it’s a racist measurement that doesn’t take into account different body types. In a recent video posted to her Instagram, for example, Hobson illustrates how doctors will often try harder to find the root of a white patient’s malaise, while making unsubstantiated assumptions about their Black patients that can prevent them from being accurately diagnosed.
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