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Black patients suffered delays in COVID care after faulty readings by common device, study finds

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Orange, CA - July 21: Nurses Assistant Vanessa Gutierrez, left, and Jamie McDonough, RN, talk to a COVID-19 patient in the COVID ICU at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, CA on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. COVID-19 cases have risen in recent weeks due, in part, to the delta variant. (Photo by Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

Black patients experienced delays in COVID-19 treatment because a common medical device that measures blood oxygen levels tended to give inaccurate readings for darker-skinned individuals, according to a new study by Sutter Health.


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