Health Podcast Library
Season 2Episode 4

When Race Matters

May 27, 2026
26:35

Episode Description

The story of the pulse oximeter demonstrates that sometimes consideration of race is critical to diagnosis and treatment — as came starkly into light during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A full transcript of this episode is available at https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2601977.

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