About this episode
The U.S. healthcare system can split the country into two Americas.
Your zip code, education, class status and more all play a role in the outcome of your health as well as the kind of care you receive.
Fewer markers more clearly define these disparities than race.
On this week’s episode of Well, Now Maya and Kavita talk about racism in American healthcare with Dr. Uché Blackstock.
Her new book Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine gives a historical view of how racism has always played a role in U.S. healthcare.
This book is also a memoir of her own experience as a physician carrying on the legacy of her late mother, Dr. Dale Gloria Blackstock.
Health Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery.
Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to [email protected]
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Get every episode summarized
Each time Well, Now publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
