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Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression

NonProfit Quarterly

4 In practice, thats proven difficulta systematic review of American healthcare data done in 2011 revealed high rates of re-identification, raising ethical concerns. 9 In addition, those who are diagnosed often experience more severe and disabling symptoms than those experienced by other races and ethnicities. 10 Only 35.1

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Shades of Inequity: Why It’s Crucial to Diversify Medical Illustrations

NonProfit Quarterly

A study in the Journal of the National Medical Association that examined “the landscape of published imaging in modern medicine,” which included medical course PowerPoint slides, pre-clinical lecture materials, case studies, and medical textbooks, found stark differences in representation of White people and non-Whites.

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Precision Medicine Has a Data Equity Problem

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: onlyyouqj on istock.com Precision medicine, which relies on genomics to understand how a person’s genetic makeup affects their health, looms large over the United States’ overburdened and underperforming healthcare system.

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The Double-Edged Sword of Health Innovations: Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Equity in Nigeria

NonProfit Quarterly

Emerging technological innovations in healthcare have the potential to transform public health and healthcare delivery systems, making them more efficient, personalized, and accessible. Consequently, communities that were already marginalized continued to face limited access to essential healthcare services.

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The Other Maternal Health Crisis: Black Birthing People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing

NonProfit Quarterly

And many American women do not have access to coverage for midwives, doulas, and other community health workers to help them overcome the challenges embedded within the US healthcare system. However, recent research has revealed that race is even more important than income when it comes to birth outcomes.

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Closing Care Gaps: Physician Shortages, Medical Deserts, and Health Disparities

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: dragana991 on istock.com Physicians, surgeons, and other healthcare providers are integral to the functioning of the healthcare system. According to projections from the American Medical Association (AMA), the demand for doctors will outpace supply by 2033, leading to a shortage of between 54,100 and 139,000 physicians.

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Building Boundaries in Love for Equity and Justice: An AI Manifesto

NonProfit Quarterly

While love is often associated with openness, generosity, and care, boundaries are crucial for love to remain respectful, mutual, and emotionally safe.1 8 This concern is valid, as AI has already begun reshaping such sectors as manufacturing, healthcare, and legal services.9