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Algorithms and Health Disparities
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The complicated role race and ethnicity play in research
Using race and ethnicity categories in research contributes to health inequities — but omitting them can also be problematic, a…
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How one reporter covered the removal of race from common algorithms
Learn how independent journalist Cassie Willyard wrote about efforts to update old algorithms and re-evaluate biased devices.
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Felice Freyer shares approach to writing about a racist lung function test
In a feature story for Harvard Public Health, Freyer dove into the history of racism that led to the flawed…
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How to find stories about changes in race-based algorithms
Knowing when and how calculators are used, as well as efforts to change equations, can yield valuable stories about the…
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Biased devices: Reporting on racial bias in health algorithms and products
In this webinar, learn how these algorithms and devices work, how bias creeps in, the toll it takes, and efforts…
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How I Did It: From ‘internet rabbit hole’ to compelling series
STAT correspondent Katie Palmer talks about how she and her colleague reported on medicine’s struggle to use race in clinical…
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Will a new heart disease risk calculator reduce health disparities?
Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death amongst adults in the U.S., and a recent study projects…
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How to cover the new race-free lung function calculator
Researchers say that an updated lung function equation used to decide eligibility for some jobs and disability benefits will affect…
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New study suggests that sometimes, a race-based algorithm could improve health equity
Algorithms with a variable for race could — under certain conditions — help reduce health disparities surrounding colorectal cancer.
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Reporting on race-free equations: A how-to with Usha Lee McFarling
McFarling’s reporting on race-free equations and broader issues of race in medicine earned her the 2024 Bernard Lo, M.D. Award…