Race-based adjustments are widely used in some diagnostic tests Sean Justice/Getty Images
THE assumption that Black people have a lower level of cognitive function than white people was, until recently, built into a formula used by the US National Football League to settle head injury lawsuits. The NFL has now , but race-based adjustments in routine diagnostic tests remain pervasive in mainstream medicine. Although some scientific organisations are working to remove such adjustments, many contacted by 91av declined to take a stance on the issue, which is growing in prominence.
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