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In the world of medicine, race-based diagnoses are more than skin deep

We've probably said it a hundred times on Code Switch — biological race is not a real thing. So why is race still used to help diagnose certain conditions, like keloids or cystic fibrosis? On this episode, Dr. Andrea Deyrup breaks it down for us, and unpacks the problems she sees with practicing race-based medicine. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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  When Pretendian investigations go wrong

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  The day Trump won...again

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  You can't outrun voters' feelings about the economy

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  Diving into the Black Manosphere

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  Spitting on Andrew Jackson's grave with Rebecca Nagle

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  In Michigan, Arab Americans weigh the power of a vote

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  Ask Code Switch: Am I the "token" at work?

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  Two Palestinian writers on the right to share their stories

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  Ask Code Switch: Is it a preference or fetish?

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  The Trump campaign strategy to demonize Haitian immigrants

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  Ask Code Switch: Is picky eating about taste or race?

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  Latinos are moving to the far right. Paola Ramos thinks she knows why

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  Ask Code Switch: Do bike lanes cause gentrification?

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  Fighting back on book bans

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  Ask Code Switch: The racial politics of washing dishes?

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  The park. Sunday. Queens, New York.