BIAS IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS
A new study published yesterday in Jama found that a test used to diagnose patients with lung cancer had a built-in racial bias. The algorithm in the software used to diagnose patients assumed that Black people had naturally weaker lung capacity, raising the threshold for recommending care and making it less likely that they would be prescribed medication. According to the study, up to 40 percent more Black men would have been diagnosed with breathing problems if the bias had been corrected. The study also pointed out that this specific test isn't the only place where racial bias affects medicine. Prejudices and assumptions about racial differences affect patients looking for heart and kidney care as well.
WARNING ABOUT PAYMENT APPS
There's a new warning for people who store money in payment apps like Paypal, Venmo, and Cash App. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPC) said that the funds may not be secure in the case of a crisis, because while traditional bank accounts are secured up to $250,000, money held in a payment app doesn't have the same protections. So if one of these companies ever had a funding issue or was forced to close, customers could lose their money.
Monday's system was relatively weak, but the state is so saturated that additional rain and snow risked new floods and mudslides.
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The bill allows people 16 or older to change their gender on identity documents without a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
The Rev. Bernice King denounced politicians who quote a "comfortable and convenient King" while ignoring his calls for racial and economic justice.
A missing clouded leopard shut down the Dallas Zoo on Friday as police helped search for the animal.
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Presley, who shared her father’s brooding charisma, released her own rock albums in the 2000s.
This Friday the 13th could make one Mega Millions player very lucky. The jackpot has swelled to $1.35 billion with the next drawing scheduled for Jan. 13.
