How Neglecting Minorities in Medical Research Has Led to Deadly Outcomes

Re:How Neglecting Minorities in Medical Research Has Led to ... by scott_s on Thursday January 11, 2018 @01:05PM (#16126099)

It’s not ridiculous. It means that by 2044, estimates are that over 50% of the population will be part of a minority group, and the largest single group (whites) will no longer be a majority of the population. The minority groups will individually still be smaller than the largest group.

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Re:How Neglecting Minorities in Medical Research Has Led to ... by burfog on Thursday January 11, 2018 @11:26PM (#16130395)

This is a very US-centric view of things. Worldwide, whites are the smallest minority, and they are the only group to be shrinking. The largest group is of course Asian.

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Re:How Neglecting Minorities in Medical Research Has Led to ... by scott_s on Friday January 12, 2018 @09:26AM (#16132987)

Yes, it is a very US-centric view, because we're talking about the US.

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Re:How Neglecting Minorities in Medical Research Has Led to ... by m1el on Thursday January 11, 2018 @01:07PM (#16126122)

And I agree with all of those statements, but phrased as it is now, it's blatantly wrong.

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Re:How Neglecting Minorities in Medical Research Has Led to ... by scott_s on Thursday January 11, 2018 @01:21PM (#16126283)

I read the quoted statement as I wrote it. So I strongly disagree that it is wrong. And: please be more civil. See the guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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