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Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression

NonProfit Quarterly

2 In this way and many others, AI could facilitate exponentially faster, and more significant, medical advances. 4 In practice, thats proven difficulta systematic review of American healthcare data done in 2011 revealed high rates of re-identification, raising ethical concerns. 3 By law, these must remain anonymous when used.

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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. 8 Such technical hindrances have slowed down response times, particularly in rural areas, where resources are sparse.

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Groundbreaking Study to Tackle Cancer Disparities among Black Women

NonProfit Quarterly

Black women carry a long and sordid history of injustices when it comes to medical research and clinical trials. The enrollment survey asks questions about medical history, diet, sleep patterns, physical activity, mental health, stress levels, and experiences of racism and discrimination.

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Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Drazen Zigic on istock.com Work requirements—or requiring people to find employment in order to access public benefits—force people to prove that they deserve a social safety net. But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? So, what keeps them alive today?

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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

Bloomerang

Nick Bilton, a tech columnist for The New York Times , wrote that we could find ourselves in a situation where a medical AI that is programmed to eliminate cancer decides that the way to do it is by exterminating humans who are prone to the disease. Facebook, which is the dominant social networking platform globally with 2.4

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Using ‘Purple Glasses’ to Achieve Gender Equity in Mexico

Stanford Social Innovation Review

We both have worked across a variety of disciplines, including teaching, ethics, economics, architecture, and design. Gender Inequity in Latin America Gender inequalities have deep and complex roots in economic, social, and political structures around the world. By Luz María Velázquez & Patricia Torres We are Lumi and Paty.

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4 Steps For Funders To Shape Data For Applications, Benefits

The NonProfit Times

As such, they often miss out on benefits such as tailored medical care, sustainable resource use and culture and language preservation. In some cases, members took ethical concerns and histories of population exploitation under consideration. The issues examined by the council went beyond opportunities.