Many digital technologies, designed and controlled by intensive data-driven corporate
platforms, have become ubiquitous for many of our daily activities. This has raised political …

Increasing concerns have been raised regarding artificial intelligence (AI) bias, and in
response, efforts have been made to pursue AI fairness. In this paper, we argue that the idea …

Liao and Carbonell discuss the role of (supposed) racial differences and racism in two
medical devices: pulse oximeters and spirometers. They show that what might seem like …

With the overall consensus that affordances cannot merely be features of the environment,
recent literature has taken a relational approach to affordances to account for how complex …

The purpose of cultural competence education for medical professionals is to ensure
respectful care and reduce health disparities. Yet as Berger and Miller (2021) show, the …

In “Materialized Oppression in Medical Tools and Technologies”(2023), we show how
oppression can be inscribed in medical devices. We consider oximeters and spirometers …

Liao and Carbonell explore how oppressive medical technologies constitute materiality
insofar as they reflect past oppression, embody oppression in the present day, and carry …

Aim: This paper investigates the conditions for inclusive design of regenerative medicine
interventions from a bioethical perspective, taking regenerative valve implants as a …

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are crucial for commercial success, fostering
innovation, fresh ideas, and mutual respect. Prioritizing DEI is vital for businesses to connect …

Often a physician's first introduction to a patient is not a physical encounter but a review of
their chart. A glaring “violence risk” flag in an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is often …