An FDA panel proposed revisions to premarket guidelines for evaluating pulse oximeter performance in order to eliminate racial bias and improve accuracy across various skin pigments.
A new JAMA-published study of over 7,000 patients found that pulse oximeters overestimated blood oxygen levels in non-white COVID-19 patients, which delayed -- or even prevented -- administration of COVID medications and care.
The American Lung Association has begun a new Awareness, Trust and Action campaign to educate Black Americans about clinical trials and increase their representation.
New research reveals novel insights about lung cancer risk in black patients with screen-detected cancers compared to white patients.
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A new report from the Institute of Medicine found African Americans received poorer care than did whites in 12 of 15 healthcare areas, while Hispanics fared worse in nine of the 15 areas.
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