This Perspective discusses the
following new Essay published in
PLoS
Medicine:
Braun L, Fausto-Sterling A, Fullwiley
D, Hammonds EM, Nelson A, et al. (2007)
Racial categories in medical practice:
How useful are they? PLoS Med 4(9):
e271. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040271
In this Essay, the authors address the
question of whether it is good medical
practice for physicians to “eyeball” a
patient’s race when assessing their
medical status.