Removing race from equations that estimate lung function will shift the categorization of disease severity across patient populations, moving more Black individuals into an advanced disease category, according to new research led by scientists at Harvard Medical School. At the same time, more white and Hispanic people would be reclassified as having less advanced illnesses.
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July 1, 2021 A special report published today in the
New England Journal of Medicine raises serious questions about the benefits, risks and ethics of a new service which the authors call embryo selection based on polygenic scores, or ESPS that allows in vitro fertilization patients to select embryos with the goal of choosing healthier and even smarter children.