Biased algorithms in health care can lead to inaccurate diagnoses and delayed treatment. Deciding which variables to include to achieve fair health outcomes depends on how you approach fairness.
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Sedative-hypnotic drugs can distort a patient’s perception of reality. Some patients wake up from a procedure believing they have been sexually assaulted.
Lifestyle factors like physical activity, diet and sleep can lower the ‘biological age’ of your cells and tissues and reduce age-related physical decline.
The newly approved RSV vaccine could be rolled out by fall 2023, in time for the typical winter surge in RSV infections.
The emergency status allowed the federal government to cut through a mountain of red tape, with the goal of responding to the pandemic more efficiently.
Many studies show that consistent meditation practice lowers depression, anxiety and self-criticism.
Researchers are working to determine how and which cannabis products can help those suffering from chronic pain or serious illness. But science is having a hard time keeping up with the booming market.
The Supreme Court’s ruling on mifepristone keeps the drug accessible for now, but its future is still in limbo.
Some of the prescription medications you’re taking may not mix with over-the-counter drugs.
If the ruling to reverse the use of mifepristone stands, it will not only severely restrict abortion access for women throughout the US – it will have far-reaching effects on health care.