“All humans have the same physiology, are vulnerable to the same illnesses, & respond to the same medicines. Naturally, diseases&responses to treatment do vary from person to person. There are unique issues that affect black Americans.”

Yancy, LeRoy M. Graham Jr., MD (On the American Lung Association’s board of directors, is associate clinical professor of pediatrics at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, and serves as staff physician for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.)