{"product_id":"systemic-9781526652140","title":"Systemic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRacism is a public health crisis \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ed we can do something about it. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A work of towering importance that will undoubtedly change science and save lives, but it will also change the way you see yourself and the people around you'' Chris van Tulleken, author of \u003ci\u003eUltra-Processed People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA ground-breaking investigation into how racism corrodes science and medicine  leading to worse treatment for everyone.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat can you do when science and medicine are as biased as the society they treat? Black and Asian patients in the UK wait nearly a week longer for a cancer diagnosis and globally, people of colour are not only more likely to die while giving birth, they are also more likely to die while being born  or soon afterwards. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSystemic\u003c\/i\u003e, science journalist Layal Liverpool unearths the shocking facts behind the health threat of racism, and when a scientific bias is this pronounced, it results in worse treatment for everyone. We are collectively more ill, medical research is held back and our potential for scientific discoveries is reduced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there is hope for a cure  practical solutions that we can implement to heal our world. Individuals can learn to advocate for themselves and others with scientifically backed data in the face of structural prejudice. Governments can enact policies aimed at tackling systemic inequities on a national level. Drawing on years of research, interviews and cutting-edge data from across the world, \u003ci\u003eSystemic \u003c\/i\u003eis a clarion call for a healthier world for us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A groundbreaking, brilliantly argued book that debunks the myth that illness is the great equaliser'' Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize winning-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor of All Maladies \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Song of the Cell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiverpool is a wonderful researcher and this shines through in her writing. \u003ci\u003eSystemic \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a powerful examination on racism in healthcare' Annabel Sowemimo, author of \u003ci\u003eDivided\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578157273431,"sku":"9781526652140","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526652140.jpg?v=1746098137","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/systemic-9781526652140","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}