US Pediatricians’ Group Moves to Abandon Race-Based Guidance
For years, pediatricians have followed flawed guidelines linking race to risks for urinary infections and newborn jaundice.
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For years, pediatricians have followed flawed guidelines linking race to risks for urinary infections and newborn jaundice. In a new policy announced Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics said it is putting all its guidance under the microscope to eliminate “race-based” medicine and resulting health disparities. A re-examination of AAP treatment recommendations that began before George Floyd’s 2020 death and intensified after it has doctors concerned that Black youngsters have been undertreated and overlooked, said…
