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What I Read: Medicine’s Machine Learning Problem

By BylineAndrew Fairless on March 8, 2021March 7, 2021

https://bostonreview.net/science-nature/rachel-thomas-medicines-machine-learning-problem Science & NatureMedicine’s Machine Learning ProblemAs Big Data tools reshape health care, biased datasets and unaccountable algorithms threaten to further disempower patients.Rachel Thomas “…it is crucial to acknowledge thatContinue readingWhat I Read: Medicine’s Machine Learning Problem

What I Read: The way medical professionals are paid keeps structural racism alive

By BylineAndrew Fairless on January 29, 2021January 4, 2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/opinion/medical-racism-payment-models.html Why a Hospital Might Shun a Black PatientThe way medical professionals are paid keeps structural racism alive. It’s unethical and it must change.By Amol S. Navathe and Harald SchmidtDr.Continue readingWhat I Read: The way medical professionals are paid keeps structural racism alive

What I Read: Bad Medicine, Harm That Comes From Racism

By BylineAndrew Fairless on December 4, 2020November 28, 2020

UpshotThe New Health CareBad Medicine: The Harm That Comes From RacismRacial bias still affects many aspects of health care.By Austin FraktPublished Jan. 13, 2020Updated July 8, 2020 “Reinforcing the factContinue readingWhat I Read: Bad Medicine, Harm That Comes From Racism

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