Black Americans are nearly twice as likely to have high bloodpressure, diabetes, and heart disease than White Americans,and their life expectancy is about five years shorter. Why? Inthis special feature-length documentary, Oscar-nominatedfilmmaker Stanley Nelson investigates the dramatic healthdisparities in the U.S., even as scientists confirm that thereare no meaningful genetic differences between races. From thedeep history of pseudoscientific beliefs about race that stillpermeate modern medicine, to the latest research on howexperiencing discrimination can directly damage the body's DNAand biology, "Critical Condition" reveals the factors behindthe health crisis facing Black Americans.
