Black Americans Prone to Acute Respiratory Disease

Black Americans are more prone to developing acute lung injury, or ALI, compared to white Americans, according to scientists from the Emory University School of Medicine.The study also revealed that black patients did not have a higher risk of in-hospital death when compared to white patients."Our findings have important implications for investigators and policy stakeholders interested in reducing health disparities among minority patients," said Sara Erickson, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at Emory....]]>