BIPOC patients are endangered in America’s healthcare system. Racially biased diagnostic tests are misdiagnosing BIPOC patients, inaccurately hiding the severity of their health issues. This lethal predicament affects some patients' chances to receive timely care and access to crucial resources.

Diversity in clinical trials benefits everyone in ways that cannot be overlooked. Here’s a look at some of the history that has led to distrust, the importance of clinical trial diversity, creating lifelines for marginalized patients, and helping patients to access tomorrow’s medicine today.

Diversity in clinical trials has been a topic of interest at Diverse Health Hub (DHH). Increasing diversity in clinical trials helps investigators to further improve and refine treatments for underrepresented patient groups. Here’s a look at U.S. efforts for improvements in enhancing clinical trial diversity.