Britain will review racial bias in medical devices. Credit... Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times Britain will conduct an independent review into whether medical devices used in the country have perpetuated racial and gender biases, the country’s health secretary said on Sunday, spurred by health disparities highlighted during the pandemic. “We urgently need to know more about the bias in these devices, and what impact it is having on the front line,” he added. Covid-19 cases in Michigan are up 78 percent over the last two weeks, according to The Times’s database. “Our previous surges generally went from trough to peak in about two months,” said Laura Appel, a senior vice president with the Michigan Health and Hospital Association.

Source: International New York Times November 21, 2021 15:15 UTC