How do you think medical studies should study race and its effects on health?

This week we will talk about race and health care. Specifically we will talk about disparities in health care. As some of you may know, black and latinx Americans are much more likely to die from COVID-19 than white Americans. There is some speculation that genetics the cause of these disparities, although, there is no evidence of this. There is also some speculation that racism and systemic disparities are the cause of these disparities.See the link below:https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/racism-not-genetics-explains-why-black-americans-are-dying-of-covid-19/ (Links to an external site.)In medicine, there was a long-held assumption that genetic ancestry is related to health through genetic effects. However, that assumption is now being called into question. For example, African Americans are known to have higher blood pressure than white Americans. It was long assumed that these differences were due to genetic differences, however, a recent study showed that those differences disappeared when corrected for socioeconomic status. (See link below)https://sci-hub.tw/https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2011.300448# (Links to an external site.)Race substantially influences the health status of Americans, and it also greatly influences access and quality of healthcare. This is something this generation and the subsequent generations of health care workers must correct. (See below: note you must scroll down to find the editorial about race and health care)https://sci-hub.tw/https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJM199609123351110?fbclid=IwAR3YmSwLevPOVvCRJY0OSNFnDH9NBBGgb9P6xgHwU81oUWdos3cXvvo3q6Y# (Links to an external site.)Discussion prompt:What racial disparities have you noticed in the American medical system?How do these racial disparities arise and how can they be addressed?How do you think medical studies should study race and its effects on health? Should they only look for genetic differences between study subjects, or should they also look at factors such as socioeconomic status and access to healthcare?