In the first study to examine this issue among COVID-19 patients, researchers found that the inaccurate measurements resulted in a “systemic failure,” delaying care for many Black and Hispanic patients. The study adds a growing sense of urgency to an issue raised decades ago.
Review highlights stark ethnic healthcare inequalities in the UK
A major new review into ethnic inequalities in healthcare has revealed vast inequalities across a range of health services in the UK.The review, funded by the NHS Race and Health Observatory and led by experts from The University of Manchester in conjunction with the University of Sheffield and the University of Sussex, explored differences in m...
Genetic genealogists like CeCe Moore are cracking cold cases and transforming policing. As DNA analysis redefines ancestry and anonymity, what knowledge should we be permitted to unlock?
Hospital Trust admits breaching human rights of disabled patient over resuscitation order
Hospital trust apologies for placing a 'do not resuscitate' order on a patient with Down's Syndrome and putting his learning difficulties as a reason for doing so on his records.
'Profiteering' PCR test firms removed from Government website are 'reappearing with new names'
The Government has admitted that the providers listed on its own webpage 'may not have full accreditation' - and has insisted it has not 'recommended or approved' any firm
The NHS AI Lab and @HealthFdn have awarded £1.4 million to 4 projects to address racial and ethnic health inequalities using artificial
Announcement here https://www.nhsx.nhs.uk/news/new-artificial-intelligence-projects-funded-to-tackle-health-inequalities/
A large Covid-19 testing provider is being investigated by the UK’s data privacy watchdog over its plans to sell swabs containing customers’ DNA for medical r
23andMe's Pharma Deals Have Been the Plan All Along
A new partnership with GlaxoSmithKline drew intense scrutiny from customers, reflecting eroding public trust in companies' ability to protect private information.
A Drug Addiction Risk Algorithm and Its Grim Toll on Chronic Pain Sufferers
A sweeping AI has become central to how the US handles the opioid crisis. It may only be making the crisis worse.
With the creeping privatisation of our National Health Services, could the U.K. see similar opaque algorithms creating barriers here?
New GP data extraction 'far exceeds' care.data plans, warn privacy campaigners - Pulse Today
New automatic extraction of data from GP-held patient records, due to come into force next month, are ‘far bigger’ and ‘more intrusive’ than care.data, GP privacy campaigners have warned.
Digital vaccine passports are novel technologies, built on uncertain and evolving science. By creating infrastructure for segregation and risk scoring at an individual level, and enabling third-parties to access health information, they bring profound risks to individual rights and concepts of equity in society.