Editor of top US medical journal put on leave amid outcry over racism podcast

Dr Howard Bauchner will be replaced while an investigation is carried out. Nearly 7,000 people signed a Change.org petition calling for Jama to ‘stop perpetuating racism in medicine’. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons

Dr Howard Bauchner will be replaced while an investigation is carried out. Nearly 7,000 people signed a Change.org petition calling for Jama to ‘stop perpetuating racism in medicine’. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons

source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/26/medical-journal-jama-howard-bauchner-podcast-racism