A recent New York Times investigative report by Mike McIntire describes how genetic and brain imaging data from thousands of U.S. children were used by a small group of researchers to advance a race science agenda. The data came from two large, federally funded studies—the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort (PNC) and the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development […]
The Department of Health and Human Services released the report, The Treatment of Pediatric Gender Dysphoria (herein “the report”), in November of 2025. The report was the basis for the justification of the proposed rules in 42 CFR parts 441, 457, and 482—changes to Medicaid funding for “sex-rejecting” procedures for children with particular emphasis on […]
This editorial appears in the February Issue of the American Journal of Bioethics Ambient intelligence (AMI) promises to transform healthcare across the continuum by embedding continuous sensing and interpretation into physical spaces where patients receive care. Ambient intelligence systems (AIS) use multimodal sensors to monitor and interpret activity in real time, offering more data, better […]
This editorial appears in the February Issue of the American Journal of Bioethics Despite significant promise in preliminary (i.e., proof-of-concept) stages, artificial intelligence (AI) sometimes fails to deliver meaningful impact in real-world environments on the metrics that matter most to patients, clinicians, and policymakers. Challenges arise not only from technical limitations but also from poor […]
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