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Inaccurate pulse oximeter readings are more common in Black patients than non-Black ones. It was a problem that could be ignored — until COVID-19 hit.

Inaccurate pulse oximeter readings are more common in Black patients than non-Black ones. It was a problem that could be ignored — until COVID-19 hit.

Devices can overestimate oxygen levels of people with dark skin — leading to less or delayed medical care. Devices can overestimate oxygen levels of people with dark skin — leading to less or delayed medical care.

A community health centre in California led by the researcher files the first lawsuit against pulse oximeter manufacturers. A community health centre in California led by the researcher files the first lawsuit against pulse oximeter manufacturers.

AI systems have the potential to help improve doctors diagnoses, a new study suggests. But if bias is baked into the system, their diagnostic accuracy falls.

Biased AI predictions tanked diagnostic accuracy, and model explanations didn't bring it back up

AI models in health care are a double-edged sword, with models improving diagnostic decisions for some demographics, but worsening decisions for others when the model has absorbed biased medical data, suggests a study.Given the very real life ...

AI models in health care are a double-edged sword, with models improving diagnostic decisions for some demographics

<p>A new study in <em>JAMA</em> finds that clinicians were fooled by biased AI models, even with provided explanations for how the model generated its diagosis.</p>

An Ann Arbor doctor is being credited with research that could change the way oxygen levels are registered for people of color. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran explains.