A new study suggests doctors struggle to know when and how to act on heart rhythm data generated by patients’ smartwatches.
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New Insights into Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Soleil interviews health economist Jevay Grooms about the NBER’s 2023 Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities conference.
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Rooting Out Racial Bias in Health Care AI, Part 2
The Biden administration is proposing new regulations to keep racial bias in AI from getting to the bedside.
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Rooting Out Racial Bias in Health Care AI, Part 1
Artificial intelligence could revolutionize health care. It could also perpetuate and exacerbate generations of racial inequities.
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A Rare RCT of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
A new randomized controlled trial in Nature shows the potential of artificial intelligence to help diagnose deadly heart conditions.
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Could ChatGPT Be Your New Health Coach?
A recent study finds ChatGPT answers everyday heart health questions accurately – most of the time.
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Two Worrisome Studies Highlight Patient Safety
Two new studies on ransomware attacks and medical devices have drawn attention to patient safety issues.
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How Patients and Providers Respond to Electronic Messaging Fees
Charging patients each time they message their health care providers may not be good for either group, research suggests.
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The Next Chapter in Democratizing America’s Health Data
We talk with Micky Tripathi, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, about the push to give patients more access to their health care data.
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The Push to End Cancer Screening Purgatory
Initial screenings for breast, lung and cervical cancer are free, but expensive secondary tests can leave patients in screening purgatory.