A pulmonologist discusses the history and influence of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing interpretation and patient care.

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Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...

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Start by thinking about the dilemmas your people will face. by Erin Meyer At the beginning of my career, I worked for the health-care-software specialist HBOC. One day, a woman from human resources ...