Lung problems in Black people are widely underdiagnosed or missed altogether because racist medical ideas stretching back centuries have been programmed into medical software used today, a new study shows.
The findings indicate Black people often did not get the same care as white people for health problems ranging from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , and cystic fibrosis.
Researchers estimated that a race-neutral algorithm could diagnose lung problems in an additional 1 million Black people. Specifically, researchers found that, among Black people, the race-neutral test indicated:A type of lung problem called restrictive impairment in 40% more people
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