Many clinical algorithms, including the eGFR test for kidney function, have actually had race baked into them and produce different results for Black patients. Most of us assume these algorithms are based on science, but what if the science is wrong?
A full transcript of this episode is available at https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2601974.
Intention to Treat | Season 2: The Race Equation (Trailer)
27-04-2026 | 2 Min.
What happens when medicine gets race wrong? In a new 8-week series, The Race Equation confronts harmful assumptions about race in clinical medicine, why they endure, and what it will take to change.
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Brain Injury and Consciousness
25-09-2024 | 25 Min.
New research using functional brain imaging reveals that many patients considered to be in a coma or vegetative state and who are unresponsive may actually be conscious and aware.
A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2408662.
What Exactly Is Long Covid?
11-09-2024 | 26 Min.
The millions of people worldwide who are suffering from a vast array of disabling symptoms long after being infected with SARS-CoV-2 may eventually benefit from a new consensus definition of long Covid.
A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2407614.
Restoring Lost Speech
14-08-2024 | 22 Min.
In recent years, substantial progress has been made in developing brain-computer interfaces that could restore the ability of patients with neurodegenerative diseases and other conditions to communicate.
A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2407613.
Welcome to “Intention to Treat,” a podcast exploring the critical issues shaping medicine today. In a new 8-week series, The Race Equation, we confront harmful assumptions about race in clinical medicine—from diagnostic algorithms to guidelines—exploring how these practices took hold, why they endure, and what it will take to change them.
Hosted by health care journalist Rachel Gotbaum, the “Intention to Treat” podcast from the New England Journal of Medicine delves into groundbreaking research and clinical advances while sharing the personal stories from doctors and their patients, offering listeners a behind-the-scenes look at discoveries that are changing medical practice on the front lines of health care.
Listen to The Race Equation and follow “Intention to Treat” on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
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