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84	84	A dramatic illustration was given by former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher: as of around 2000, *black infants in America were 2.5 times more likely to die in their first year than white infants.{{footnote}} https://www.amren.com/archives/back-issues/october-1999/#:~:text=This%20difference%20is%20often%20ascribed,be%20caused%20by%20one%20of{{/footnote}} While some of this difference is socioeconomic, studies have found that even after accounting for factors like income and access to care, racial gaps in infant mortality and other health outcomes persist.{{footnote}} https://www.amren.com/archives/back-issues/october-1999/#:~:text=This%20difference%20is%20often%20ascribed,be%20caused%20by%20one%20of{{/footnote}} {{footnote}} https://www.amren.com/archives/back-issues/october-1999/#:~:text=This%20difference%20is%20often%20ascribed,be%20caused%20by%20one%20of{{/footnote}} The cause is not fully understood – hypotheses range from chronic stress of discrimination to possible genetic or bio-social factors. The AR (American Renaissance) source cynically noted that it’s hard to attribute an excess death rate in *newborns* to social racism,{{footnote}} https://www.amren.com/archives/back-issues/october-1999/#:~:text=This%20difference%20is%20often%20ascribed,be%20caused%20by%20one%20of{{/footnote}} hinting that biological differences (e.g. lower birth weight, different maturation rates, etc.) might be involved. While that interpretation is controversial, the raw facts of health disparities underscore that human populations are *not identical in health profile*, and some differences may stem from inherited traits. Modern medicine is actively studying such differences to better tailor treatments and preventive measures to diverse populations.{{footnote}} https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26756268_Is_Homo_sapiens_polytypic_Human_taxonomic_diversity_and_its_implications#:~:text=Finally%20the%20implications%20of%20this,save%20lives%20in%20the%20future{{/footnote}}
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86		-Recent research published in //PNAS// (2025) on the impact of physician–patient racial concordance on infant mortality has revealed complexities that challenge simplified narratives.{{footnote}} https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2409264121#tab-contributors{{/footnote}} Notably, data indicating that white newborns experienced higher mortality rates when treated by Black physicians—implying that racial concordance does not uniformly reduce infant mortality—was initially included but subsequently removed by the study authors, citing concerns it would undermine the dominant narrative focused on saving Black infants.{{footnote}} https://dailycaller.com/2025/03/31/exclusive-researchers-axed-data-point-undermining-narrative-that-white-doctors-are-biased-against-black-babies/{{/footnote}} This editorial choice illustrates the nuanced and multifactorial nature of racial disparities in infant mortality and underscores the difficulty of presenting such findings without oversimplification or bias.  [[image:https://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-31-110935.png]]
	86	+Recent research published in //PNAS// (2025) on the impact of physician–patient racial concordance on infant mortality has revealed complexities that challenge simplified narratives.{{footnote}} https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2409264121#tab-contributors{{/footnote}} Notably, data indicating that white newborns experienced higher mortality rates when treated by Black physicians—implying that racial concordance does not uniformly reduce infant mortality—was initially included but subsequently removed by the study authors, citing concerns it would undermine the dominant narrative focused on saving Black infants.{{footnote}} https://dailycaller.com/2025/03/31/exclusive-researchers-axed-data-point-undermining-narrative-that-white-doctors-are-biased-against-black-babies/{{/footnote}} This editorial choice illustrates the nuanced and multifactorial nature of racial disparities in infant mortality and underscores the difficulty of presenting such findings without oversimplification or bias.  [[image:Screenshot-2025-03-31-110935.png]]
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88	88	Such developments reinforce that racial health disparities result from a complex interplay of social, environmental, biological, and systemic factors
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