Race row brewing as ‘black-only’ heart drug seeks licence

DOCTORS could soon be prescribing the world’s first race-specific drug amid a storm of controversy.

Race row brewing as ‘black-only’ heart drug seeks licence

Regulators in the US are being asked to approve a heart failure treatment for black people only.

The application has already sharply divided those who see the move as a big step forward, and others who think race has no place in medicine.

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