Listen to Professor Roberts’ TED Talk here: https://www.ted.com/talks/dorothy_roberts_the_problem_with_race_based_medicine
Answer the following questions (I’d say 3-4 sentences per question should be sufficient, but if you need more that’s okay):
1) Prof Roberts discusses BiDil and how the FDA only approved it for use in one racial group. She mentions some reasons why this may be problematic. Can you think of any others? (Hint: you may wish to consider this either in the context readings for Week 8: Medical Research 1, such as the readings on the Tuskegee study or HIV-treatments.)
2) She mentions that race medicine has consequences outside of medicine; she cites a few examples and gives rationale for her claim. What do you think of her reasoning? Why might using race as a diagnostic factor make it difficult for policymaking on issues like, perhaps, food deserts or lead pipes in schools? (Or, if you prefer, how might better medicine that didn’t use race as a key factor help policymakers make better policy?)
3) Tell me one interesting thing you learned or one question this talk raised for you.
