Biased AI is bad for your health – here’s how to promote algorithmic fairness
AI medical systems promise superhuman capabilities, but they are only as fair as the data they’re trained on.
Ontario Medical Association recommends interventions to combat physician gender pay gap
While the suggestions are a step towards equality, race and non-binary identities do not appear to be accounted for, suggesting the new approach may not address all the disparities some underrepresented doctors face.
AMA accepting applications for new Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship
The program aims to develop a new generation of physician-led advocacy and remove barriers that marginalized people face in healthcare systems.
Celebrating Women’s History Month with quotes from female scientists
March is Women's History Month in United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. We're celebrating with quotes from trailblazing women scientists.
5 ways the COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed cybersecurity
Pandemic control measures have meant that people have shifted to working from home, but this creates new cybersecurity threats.
Francis Collins apologizes for structural racism found in NIH biomedical research funding process
Disparities were first reported in 2011 and then again in 2019, coming to light again in January 2021 with the publication of a report published in eLife by Michael A Taffe and Nicholas W Gilpin.
It’s not you, it’s them: an increasing number of companies are ghosting job seekers
It's a risky strategy, and companies need to be aware their actions may come back to bite them in the brave new world.
Black biomedical scientists still lag in research funding – here’s why that matters to all Americans
If science is to benefit all Americans, science first must be done by all Americans.
Record number of people identifying as LGBTQ+ in new Gallup poll
Generation Z adults or those aged 18 to 23 are driving the increase in LGBTQ+ representation.
New study finds more support needed for college students with ADHD
Researchers say their paper is among the first to focus on the challenges students with ADHD face in college while offering suggestions on how to better support and retain this demographic.