NEW YORK — Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients getting care for breathing problems, a study published Thursday suggests. As many as ...

FILE - An 8-year-old student blows into a spirometer held by a nurse outside an elementary school in Bel Nor, Mo., in May 2009. Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lung disease is associated with an increased risk of mental health problems, according to findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. Dr. Renee D. Goodwin, ...

Rescue worker is not surprised study finds lung problems seven years later. April 8, 2010— -- Greg Gould says he can still remember the toxic smell of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the ...

A significant percentage of patients with COVID-19-related pneumonia will develop long-term pulmonary problems, no matter the severity of the original disease, a new study from Spain has found. Scans ...

An 8-year-old student blows into a spirometer held by a nurse outside an elementary school in Bel Nor, Mo., in May 2009. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Racial ...

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