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Sensationalism Does Not Help Us Understand the Consequences of Race-Based Algorithms

Sensible Medicine

Spirometry is a widely used test to see how a patient’s lungs are working to diagnose, stage the severity of, and monitor a variety of lung diseases such as emphysema (also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD). A patient blows into a specialized machine as hard and fast as they can.

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