Biases

Latinas in the U.S. medical system experience disproportionate barriers and discriminatory behaviors from colleagues and patients, according to results of an online survey.

In every domain of her life, Amanda Michaud, DMSc, PA-C, AE-C, strives to help uplift fellow women, from encouraging other female physician assistants to recognize their worth to helping young girls to develop their hockey skills.

One of only 219 board-certified female neurosurgeons in the United States, Sheri Dewan, MS, MD, FAANS, recognizes the importance of spreading the word about their contributions in medicine.

The use of machine learning models to predict treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis is increasing, though approximately 80% show “unclear and high risk of bias,” according to data published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, David Frederick, MD, discusses a workshop that aims to empower physicians to provide bias-free psychiatry teaching services.

Women are less likely to be prescribed pain relief medications compared with men when treated in EDs, findings from a retrospective analysis published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggested.

U.S. women medical school deans reported expectations of being more proactive, participating in external leadership development programs and confronting biases during the search process vs. their male counterparts, according to a study.

Gender bias occurs across the board in the ophthalmic field, just as in any other.

Last year, I partnered with colleagues at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, to examine the challenges represented by artificial intelligence bias and identify some preliminary guidance for addressing them.

Using a race-specific equation to interpret lung function of patients waiting for a lung transplant may result in racial bias of transplant allocation, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.