Somerset Trust seeks Black volunteers to join health biobank
Samples are being gathered at Musgrove Park Hospital for the IBHO BioResource, a effort to address how Black people are left out of clinical research.
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What happened
The Somerset Trust is recruiting Black volunteers for a national health research biobank. A unit at Musgrove Park Hospital is collecting samples for the IBHO BioResource.
Why it matters
The effort aims to address the underrepresentation of Black people in clinical research.
Coverage
- Clinical Trials Need More Black Voices. Here’s How You Can Help Shape the Future of Medicine - BlackDoctor (blackdoctor.com)
- Somerset Trust Recruits Black Volunteers for National Health Research Biobank (distilledpost.com)
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