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The Beige Book offers a high-level glimpse of current economic sentiment across the country. We reveal story ideas from the July 2022 release, including well-insured pets in San Francisco and a home equity loan slump in Philadelphia.
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A series of recent studies has found that pulse oximeters are more likely to give inaccurate readings for people with darker skin, especially Black people, by overestimating their blood oxygen levels. This is particularly important for critically ill patients, where doctors constantly rely on pulse oximeter readings to decide how much oxygen to give patients.
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While some algorithms do indeed exacerbate inequitable medical care, other algorithms can actually close such gaps, a growing body of research shows.
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It’s important for journalists to take a nuanced approach to reporting about AI in order to unearth inequity, highlight positive contributions and tell patients’ individual stories in the context of the broader research.
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Questions about the health effects of loneliness have motivated an explosion of new research over the past few years, particularly since social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has raised new fears about loneliness levels worldwide.
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With new federal legislation tightening but not closing the boyfriend loophole, we update our 2020 piece on the topic with new research on intimate partner violence perpetrated with firearms.
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The surge in searches highlights the importance of providing women with information on where they can legally and safely obtain abortion medications, including telemedicine consultations with health care professionals, note the authors of a new study.
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Since 2020, the Supreme Court has grown more conservative than the public. Its ideological position on key issues ‘is now near the typical Republican,’ researchers conclude.
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Twelve experts address many of the questions newsrooms need to ask when considering whether to publish graphic images from mass shootings.
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Statistical significance is a highly technical, nuanced mathematical concept. Journalists who cover academic research should have a basic understanding of what it represents and the controversy surrounding it.
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