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Rhitu Chatterjee

Race can impact the medical treatment a person gets. Pediatrics wants to address that

ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST:

The American Academy of Pediatrics has called for an end to, quote, "race-based medicine." This week, the academy said it will revise all its policies and guidelines to eliminate language suggesting that races have underlying biological differences that should be factored in medical treatments.

NPR health correspondent Rhitu Chatterjee is here to tell us more. Hi, Rhitu.

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