AI bias in health care reads the writer, not the symptom

A few weeks ago I wrote here about the eGFR race correction, the flawed formula that overestimated kidney function in Black patients for twenty years while clinicians trusted the number on the screen. The piece ended with a warning that the same failure is being rebuilt with AI, minus the part where anyone can inspect the formula. Readers sent back the natural question. If the next eGFR is already …

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AI bias in health care reads the writer, not the symptom