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Jun. 1, 2023, 3:27 PM ET (AP)
Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests
A new study suggests racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients getting care for breathing problems
lung, in air-breathing vertebrates, either of the two large organs of respiration located in the chest cavity and responsible for adding oxygen to and removing carbon dioxide from the blood. In humans each lung is encased in a thin membranous sac called the pleura, and each is connected with the trachea (windpipe) by its main bronchus (large air passageway) and with the heart by the pulmonary arteries. The lungs are soft, light, spongy, elastic organs that normally, after birth, always contain some air. If healthy, they will float in water and crackle when squeezed; diseased lungs sink. In the inner ...(100 of 537 words)