In this special episode, Dr. Greg Hall takes listeners from the origins of humanity in Africa to the foundations of medicine, science, education, and innovation. This episode challenges the idea that Black history begins with slavery, disease, or dysfunction.
In this episode
- Imhotep, the Edwin Smith Papyrus, and ancient centers of learning
- Africa’s extraordinary genetic diversity
- Why people of African ancestry remain underrepresented in genomic research
- How ancestry can influence health and disease
- How studying African genetic diversity could improve diagnosis, drug development, risk prediction, and precision medicine for everyone
- The roles of environment, chronic stress, lifestyle, and access to healthy choices in Black health today
At its core, this episode is about identity, health, and possibility. Our story did not begin with disparity, and it does not have to end there.
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