A new study focused on wearable health monitors underscores an entrenched problem in the development of new health technologies—namely, that a failure to understand race means the way these devices are developed and tested ...
Dec 7, 2023
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The COVID pandemic led to many calls for improved indoor air quality with claims that doing so would reduce the risk of the virus spreading. However, the real-world evidence to support these claims has been lacking, and studies ...
Nov 23, 2023
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The causes behind weight gain and obesity are complex, but many Canadians still hold negative attitudes and beliefs towards individuals who live with overweight and obesity.
Nov 22, 2023
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Does ChatGPT ever give you the eerie sense you're interacting with another human being?
Nov 14, 2023
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The 2004 movie "The Machinist" gives us a striking depiction, albeit a fictional one, of the psychological effects of chronic insomnia.
Oct 20, 2023
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New research reveals that the nation's most widely prescribed type of sedative may be less effective than clinicians and scientists have been led to believe, based on publications in medical journals.
Oct 19, 2023
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Black patients report more difficulties relating to their orthopaedic surgeon and are more likely to perceive bias from their surgeon, as compared with White patients, reports a study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Oct 9, 2023
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Young female chess players often face gender bias both in the male-dominated chess world and among parents and mentors who believe girls have less potential to succeed in chess than boys, according to research published by ...
Oct 5, 2023
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An AI chest X-ray foundation model for disease detection demonstrated racial and sex-related bias leading to uneven performance across patient subgroups and may be unsafe for clinical applications, according to a study published ...
Sep 27, 2023
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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. It's one of the leading causes of cancer death among all men. However, Black men are disproportionately hit hard by the disease. One in 6 Black men will develop prostate cancer ...
Sep 20, 2023
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