Uprooting race-based assumptions in biomedical journal articles

Angela Aifah; Deborah Onakomaiya; Ashlin Rakhra; Gbenga Ogedegbe

doi:10.1016/j.molmed.2021.06.003

Uprooting race-based assumptions in biomedical journal articles

Trends Mol Med. 2021 Sep;27(9):830-832. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2021.06.003. Epub 2021 Jun 23.

Authors

Angela Aifah¹, Deborah Onakomaiya², Ashlin Rakhra¹, Gbenga Ogedegbe³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
² Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
³ Institute for Excellence in Health Equity, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has exacerbated the structural inequities in healthcare and the challenges of translating research into public discourse. This article highlights key antiracist considerations, presents previously noted core challenges, and provides recommendations for writing and reporting. Importantly, this article contributes to combating racialized science in the biomedical community.

Keywords: biomedical reporting; guidelines; racialized science.

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / methods*
Biomedical Research / standards
COVID-19
Ethnicity
Humans
Racial Groups*
Racism
Serial Publications* / standards
Translational Research, Biomedical / methods
Translational Research, Biomedical / standards