How 18th Century Racism Affects Your Healthcare
Briefly

For decades, lung health tests have used different "normal" standards based on race, leading to different treatment for Black patients, causing underdiagnoses and undertreatment.
A groundbreaking study shows that gold standard race-adjusted equations in lung-function tests underestimate the severity of Black patients' lung problems, reinforcing inequalities in healthcare.
Read at Psychology Today
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