A leading medical Academy may scrap its guidance on treating jaundice in newborns because it contains the phrase 'black race' — despite warnings it is harder to spot the condition in babies of African descent.The American Academy of Pediatrics currently lists being black as a risk factor for the condition, which triggers a yellowing of the skin and eyes.But as part of its mission to purge the catalogue of 'race-based' language, the academy told DailyMail.com it was reviewing the 20-page guidance and aimed to retire it 'as expeditiously as possible', and within this year.
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