[Perspectives] A guide to anti-racist medicine

Far-right movements in many countries are fuelling xenophobia and racism and gaining traction through policy and media. By conflating equity with equality in their attacks on initiatives to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion, these movements are weaponising equality to foster societal division. In this context, Anti-Racist Medicine: An Essential Guide to Advancing Equity in Medical Education, Research, Technology, Policy, and Practice, edited by doctor and philosopher Zeshan Qureshi (University of Cambridge, UK) and medically trained bioethicist Mehrunisha Suleman (University of Oxford, UK), with Joseph L Graves Jr as an associate editor, is a timely book that challenges the racist narratives and misconceptions that have been instilled in medicine.