EAN: 9781526652171

SYSTEMIC - LAYAL LIVERPOOL KARTONIERT (TB)

Layal Liverpool spent her adolescence seeing different doctors  trying to find an explanation
for the mysterious rash on her face and arms. When every prescription failed to cure her  she
concluded that it must be a rare skin condition that defied diagnosis and treatment. That is
until as an adult  she met a dermatologist who quickly provided an accurate diagnosis - eczema.
How could so many specialists and medical professionals have gotten it wrong? Liverpool
realised that every previous doctor she had seen had one thing in common: they were white. It
took a doctor with a darker skin tone like Layal to recognise that eczema looks different on
darker skin. This led her to think - what other medical conditions go undiagnosed in
darker-skinned people because doctors aren't trained to recognise the diverse ways that
symptoms can manifest? Could an ostensibly objective scientific practice like medicine be
racist? In Systemic  Liverpool draws on her background in biomedicine and reporting from across
the world to determine the ways in which racism affects our health. Race is a social construct
not a biological one  but Liverpool's research reveals that from the moment of birth  race has
a profound impact on health. From cardiovascular disease to viruses  from cancer to mental
illness  she delves into the reasons racial health disparities exist and reveals that diseases
are not ?great equalisers' - not when you live in an unequal society. The widespread adoption
of new  anti-racist medical standards will be central in creating a healthier world for
everyone.

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