Following through on a campaign promise, president-elect Donald Trump recently appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to co-lead an effort they are calling the Department of Government Efficiency, or ...

Health practitioners are increasingly concerned that because race is a social construct, and the biological mechanisms of how race affects clinical outcomes are often unknown, including race in ...

A simple treatment algorithm may help reduce treatment disparities for Hispanic and Black people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a preliminary study released today, March 3, 2025, that will ...

A large share of donated kidneys are unused due to inefficiencies in the allocation and acceptance process rather than medical unsuitability. Researchers developed a data-driven adaptive algorithm ...

According to a new report by the Human Rights Watch, an algorithmic welfare distribution system for Jordan, funded by the World Bank, unfairly and inaccurately quantifies poverty. An algorithm funded ...

Cropped shot of a doctor using a digital tablet in a hospital Biased algorithms in health care can lead to inaccurate diagnoses. Clinicians should decide which variables to include to achieve fair ...