Racial Bias in Pulse Oximeter – Blog Post #429 by Asrar Qureshi
Racial Bias in Medical Device – Blog Post #429 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues! This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #429. Pharma Veterans welcomes sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. This blogpost partakes from a blogpost published in Boston Review. The link appears at the end. The article is written by AMY MORAN-THOMAS On December 17, 2020, the New England Journal of Medicine published a research letter, “Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement,” prompted by some of the issues explored in this essay. Fact 1. Pulse Oximeter became a household name during COVID pandemic in Pakistan and everywhere else. Here, the price increased from 650 rupees to 6500 rupees and the item disappeared from the market. It is not a new phenomenon in Pakistan. The businesses are quick to take advanta